Do you learn relativity in high school?
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Do you learn relativity in high school?
Tensor calculus is something high schoolers are not equipped to learn effectively. General relativity is not covered because most young people lack the mathematical chops for it.
How do you learn about relativity?
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- Learn Vector Algebra and Calculus (For Beginners)
- Learn Electromagnetism (Optional)
- Learn The Basics of Special Relativity.
- Move On To Tensor Calculus & Differential Geometry.
- Build Some Intuition For General Relativity.
- Find a Good Textbook On General Relativity.
What class is relativity taught in?
depending on the schools, you may find an introduction to general relativity covered in an undergraduate differential geometry class from the math department.
Why is relativity not taught in schools?
One reason for Einstein’s absence from school science classes is that many people imagine that his theories require enormous mathematical skills. The educationalists at the conference emphatically rejected this viewpoint. Others argued that Einsteinian physics should be taught for its sublime beauty.
What did I learn about special relativity?
Special relativity is an explanation of how speed affects mass, time and space. As an object approaches the speed of light, the object’s mass becomes infinite and so does the energy required to move it. That means it is impossible for any matter to go faster than light travels.
What did I learn in special relativity?
In 1905 Albert Einstein developed the theory of special relativity. This theory explains the limit on an object’s speed and describes the consequences. Special relativity deals with observers who are moving at constant velocity. General relativity deals with observers who are undergoing acceleration.
What are the prerequisites for special relativity?
SR really only requires some basic geometry and algebra. It’s much more concept driven with the gedanken (thought experiments) than GR which requires some basic partial differential equations, basic differential geometry, tensor calculus and the field theory formulation of Newtonian mechanics (variation formulas, etc.)