General Relativity
3rd trimester, 2016-2017
Week 01-04
Week 05-08
Week 09-12
Week 13-16
Lecture 01: 27/03: sections 1.1 - 1.3
Lecture 02: 29/03: sections 1.4 - 1.6
Lecture 03: 30/03: sections 1.7 - 1.10, Homework 1, due Thursday 06/04/2017, 9.30am, Homework 1 solution.
Lecture 04: 03/04: sections 2.1 - 2.2
Lecture 05: 05/04: sections 2.2 - 2.3
Lecture 06: 06/04: sections 2.4 - 2.5, Homework 2, due Thursday 17/04/2017, 9.30am, Homework 2 solution.
Lecture 07: 10/04: sections 2.6 - 2.7
Lecture 08: 13/04: sections 2.8 - 2.9
Lecture 09: 17/04: appendix A and sections 2.9, 2.10
Lecture 10: 19/04: tutorial session
Lecture 11: 20/04: appendix B
Lecture 12: 24/04: section 3.1 and 3.2
Lecture 13: 26/04: appendix B and section 3.2, Homework 3, due Thursday 04/05/2017, 9.30am
Lecture 14: 27/04: tutorial session
Lecture 15: 01/05: section 3.3 and 3.4
Lecture 16: 03/05: sections 3.4 - 3.7
Lecture 17: 04/05: section 3.7 and appendix E, Homework 4, due 11/05/2017, 9.30 am
Lecture 18: 08/05: Appendix E
Lecture 19: 11/05: Appendix E, section 4.1 and 4.2, Homework 5 due 22/05/2017, 9.30 am
Lecture 20: 22/05: sections 4.2 and 4.3 Homework 6 due 12/06/2017, 9.30 am
Lecture 21: 24/05: section 5.1
Lecture 22: 25/05: sections 5.2 and 5.3
Lecture 23: 29/05: section 5.4
Lecture 24: 31/05: sections 5.5 (preccession of perihelia discussion not included) and 5.8
Lecture 25: 01/06: section 5.6 and 5.8 and a discussion by Prof. S. K. Patra on equation of state of Neutron Stars
Lecture 26: 05/06: section 5.7
Lecture 27: 07/06: section 5.7
Lecture 28: 08/06: special lecture (science of Interstellar)
Lecture 29: 12/06: sections 7.1 and 7.2, Homework 7 (extra credits) due 30/06/2017, 9.30 am
Lecture 30: 14/06: sections 7.1 and 7.2
Lecture 31: 15/06: section 7.3
Lecture 32: 12/06: first order gravity (extra class) - I
Lecture 33: 14/06: first order gravity (extra class) - II
Lecture 34: 28/06: student presentations - I
Lecture 35: 28/06: student presentations - II
Lecture 36: 29/06: student presentations - III
Lecture 38: 29/06: student presentations - IV
Lecture 39: 30/06: student presentations - V
Lecture 40: 03/07: energy loss in gravitational radiation, section 7.6
Exam will be in the finals week, July 5.
Gradiing scheme is: HWs (50%), Presentations (20%), Final Exam (30%). Not attenting presentations (-10%).
Last edited on 7/7/17.