4K02 The Special Theory of Relativity

Tutor/Facilitator David Goodden

When
Date: on/from Thu 4 May 2023 to Thu 11 May 2023
Frequency: Weekly
Class time: 2:00-3:00

Delivered F2F

Where
Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 2

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The speed of light is constant. It’s the same everywhere, for everybody, no matter how they’re moving. Time is variable; it stops altogether at the speed of light. Find out how this works.
Learn the Principle of Relativity, formulated by Galileo to explain why you can’t feel the earth moving.
The only maths you will need are the Pythagorean Theorem and high school algebra. If you don’t already know them you can easily learn them, along with Euclid’s proof of Pythagoras’s Theorem.
Pythagoras, Euclid, Galileo and Einstein made great contributions to human culture, which you really ought to know about.
TUTOR: Retired 2021. Former probation and parole officer, cottage parent, course coordinator prison officer training, computer programmer, security guard.

Class rescheduled to commence May 4

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