PHYS 3558 - Introduction to General Relativity (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to the metric description of different spacetimes that describe flat and various curved geometries so as to derive the laws of mechanics for planets, stars, black holes, etc. The course also introduces a very simple model of the expanding universe and briefly introduces cosmology.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3537.
Cross Listing(s): ASTR 3558.