Teaching General Relativity to Undergraduates
Jul 20, 2006
7:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday morning talks will cover the basics of General Relativity and approaches to teaching the topics.
Thursday evening talks will explore three General Relativity topics: Global Positioning Systems, Gravitational Radiation, and Black Holes.
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Thursday Morning This session will have three talks and discussions: Jorge Pullin will review central concepts of general relativity Jim Hartle will discuss teaching the physics of general relativity first Tom Moore will discuss teaching the math of general relativity. Presenter: Jorge Pullin Presenter: James B. Hartle Presenter: Thomas A. Moore |
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11:30 AM - 12:45 PM |
Break Out 1 This Break Out Session will consider syllabi for three approaches to Teaching General Relativity: - Insertion strategies and GR for students with little physics - Math intense - Physics first |
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4:00 PM - 7:45 PM |
Thursday Evening This session will cover topics for teaching General Relativity. Neil Ashby will discuss GPS Peter Saulson will discuss gravitational radiation Don Marolf will discuss black holes Presenter: Neil Ashby Presenter: Peter Saulson Presenter: Donald Marolf |
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8:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
Break Out 2 This Break Out session will identify problems that use GPS, gravitational radiation, and black holes for three levels of courses: - Insertion strategies - Math intense - Physics first and model syllabi that incorporate these problems. |
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