During this class, we will learn about the meaning and consequences of general relativity; this includes the weak and strong equivalence principles, time dilation, and the Schwarzschild metric.

Assignments to be completed before class will be written in this font. For this class, read Chapter 3, sections 5, 6, and 7.

By the class after next (i.e., in one week), please complete the following problems from Chapter 3: Type E: 1-4, Type H: 2-4.