PHYS 414 Introduction to General Relativity Units: 3.00
Einstein's theory of gravity is developed from fundamental principles to a level which enables the student to read some of the current literature. Includes an introduction to computer algebra, an essential element of a modern introduction to Einstein's theory.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Appreciate Einstein's geometrization of gravity.
- Compare and analyze various extensions to the theory of General Relativity.
- Describe the various constituents of modern cosmology.
- Extend spherically symmetric vacuum to the axially symmetric case.
- Identify what is meant by a solution to Einstein's equations.