Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction and the Geometric Viewpoint on Physics  
2 Introduction to Tensors  
3 Tensors Continued  
4 Volumes and Volume Elements; Conservation Laws Problem set 1 due
5 The Stress Energy Tensor and the Christoffel Symbol  
6 The Principle of Equivalence  
7 The Principle of Equivalence Continued; Parallel Transport Problem set 2 due
8 Lie Transport, Killing Vectors, Tensor Densities  
9 Geodesics Problem set 3 due
10 Spacetime Curvature  
11 More on Spacetime Curvature  
12 The Einstein Field Equation Problem set 4 due
13 The Einstein Field Equation (Variant Derivation)  
14 Linearized Gravity I: Principles and Static Limit Problem set 5 due
15 Linearized Gravity II: Dynamic Sources  
16 Gravitational Radiation I Problem set 6 due
17 Gravitational Radiation II  
18 Cosmology I Problem set 7 due
19 Cosmology II  
20 Spherical Compact Sources I Problem set 8 due
21 Spherical Compact Sources II  
22 Black Holes I Problem set 9 due
23 Black Holes II  
24 Advanced Topics I (not video captured) Problem sets 10 and 11 due
25 Advanced Topics II (not video captured)