HPS 0410 Einstein for Everyone. Title page, Preface and Table of Contents for Einstein for Everyone Introduction: the Questions Special Relativity Special Relativity: the Principles Special Relativity: Clocks and Rods Special Relativity: Adding Velocities Special Relativity: the Relativity of Simultaneity Is Special Relativity Paradoxical? E=mc2 Origins of Special Relativity Einstein's Pathway to Special Relativity Spacetime Spacetime Spacetime and the Relativity of Simultaneity Spacetime, Tachyons, Twins and Clocks What is a four dimensional space like?
Philosophical Significance of the Special Theory of Relativity. Skeptical Morals Morals About Theory and Evidence Morals About Time The Conventionality of Simultaneity Non-Euclidean Geometry Euclidean Geometry: The First Great Science Euclid's Fifth Postulate Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Sample Construction Non-Euclidean Geometry and Curved Spaces Spaces of Constant Curvature Spaces of Variable Curvature General Relativity General Relativity Gravity Near a Massive Body Cosmology and Black Holes. Isaac Asimov on Creativity in Education & The Future of Science. It's Okay To Be Smart. CREST – CREativity in Science and Technology. 10 Ways I Use Technology to Learn. Talking to smart people at Startup Weekend SFO During the NYTimes conference this week a tweeter got frustrated with the old white men on the stage, “One last time: Would the panel mind talking about how they themselves use technology to learn?”
So I thought I’d respond. Write a blog worth sharing with the world every day (or at least a couple a week). Try to figure out what you learned today. Try to explain how the world works.Find or create a focus for learning. My learning with technology strategy isn’t very high tech: word processing, blog, search, email, social networking, and a spreadsheet. Thinkers_Keys_Version1.