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Grade Policy:
Grades will be based on: (1) short in-class exams during the usual periodcarry a calculator with you when
you come to class; (2) homework problem sets; and, possibly (3) a short in-class presentation on an assigned
topic. No other exams.
Table 1: PS299 RELATIVITY Grade Policy1 for SPRING2016
90% points or above
A (Superior)
B (Above Average)
C (Average)
D (Below Average)
F 2 (Failure)
Instructor keeps the right to change the letter grade criteria if he will feel that it is required
during or at the end of the semester, at his sole discretion.
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Sitting in the Final Exam is required to pass the course.
Points Distribution:
Table 2: PS299 Relativity Points Distribution1 for Spring2016
Assignments
Due
Weightage
Home Works
50%
Exam1
10%
Exam2
10%
Exam3
10%
Final Exam
20%
Changes may be done in the schedule, points distribution, material covered in each exam,
and number of in-semester exams solely at the discretion of the instructor, if needed. Keep
yourself up-to-date with this schedule. You can do that by attending all the lectures, since
all the announcements regarding any changes will be made inclass ,.
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Galilean Transformation
Newtonian Relativity
Relativistic Kinematics
Lorentz Transformation
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Geodesics
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Transformation of E
All Course Syllabis Must Include the Following Statements [but please read them anyway]