The Age of Einstein by Frank W. K. Firk - HTML preview

Preface 5

1. Introduction 7

2. Understanding the Physical Universe 8

3. Describing Everyday Motion 10

4. Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity 18

5. Newton’s Dynamics 36

6. Equivalence of Mass and Energy: E = mc2 45

7. An Introduction to Einstein’s General Relativity 50

8. Appendix: a Mathematical Approach to Special Relativity 62

9. Bibliography 82

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