Physics 12 – Special Relativity

Notes Special Relativity Notes
Giancoli §26.1-26.6, 26.8-26.12
Unit Test

Date Details Additional Resources
1 13 Jan 2025
(Mon)
  • Build a Motor due today in class, video due at 11:59 pm
  • Notes: Basic Concepts, Postulates of Special Relativity
  • Giancoli: §26.1-26.3
2 14 Jan 2025
(Tue)
  • Notes: Simultaneity, Time Dilation
  • Giancoli: §26.4-26.5
3 15 Jan 2025
(Wed)
  • Notes: Length Contraction
  • Worksheet: Time Dilation and Length Contraction (solutions)
  • Clicker Questions: Relativity
  • Giancoli: §26.6
4 16 Jan 2025
(Thu)
  • Notes: Relativistic Momentum, Mass-Energy Equivalence
  • Worksheet: Relativistic Momentum and Energy (solutions)
  • Giancoli: §26.8-26.10
5 17 Jan 2025
(Fri)
  • Notes: Relativistic Addition of Velocities
  • Clicker Questions: Relativity uploaded to Teams after class
  • Giancoli: §26.11-26.12
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  • In-Class Questions
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  • Test: Special Relativity