Natural Sciences 191CNS85 - FYS- Special Relativity

A little over a hundred years ago the world of physics was completely overturned when Einstein introduced the theory of special relativity. We will see how concepts that had been ingrained in the physics community for centuries had to drastically change. How much can we trust the intuition from our everyday life experiences to construct scientific theories? When do analogies work and when do they harm? How realistic are science fiction movies in portraying physics phenomena?

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track.