Relativity and Gravitation, Phys 311 Autumn, 2008


Instructor:    Aurel Bulgac
e-mail:           bulgac@phys.washington.edu
Office:           B478
Office hours: tentatively T,Th, 11:00 am-12:30 pm 


TA:              Hao-Chun Lee
e- mail:        hclee08@u.washington.edu


Lectures: MWF, 1:30-2:20 pm, A110

Textbooks:  Spacetime Physics
                     E.F. Taylor and J.A. Wheeler  (required)

                     Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity
                     E.F. Taylor and J.A. Wheeler  (not required)


Exams:  Friday, October 24th       -    midterm, 50 min
               Friday, November 21st    -    midterm, 50 min
               Monday, December 8th   -    final (counts as two midterms),  110 min

Homework:  assigned weekly on Friday and due following Friday in class

Quizzes:        15-20 min, weekly, on Fridays in class (except exam days)

Grade: 20%  homework +  20% quizzes +  60 % exams (20% for each exam, the lowest grade dropped)

Grade Book  (here you can check your scores on homework, quizzes and exams)