Illustrated Special Relativity through its Paradoxes A Fusion of Linear Algebra, Graphics, and Reality
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- I A FIRST PASS
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to the Paradoxes
- 2 Clocks and Rods in Motion
- 3 The Algebra of Frames
- 4 The Graphing of Frames
- II GALILEAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- III The SPEED OF LIGHT IS CONSTANT
- IV LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- V GRAPHIC RESOLUTION OF THE PARADOXES
- VI ENERGY AND MASS
- VII THE MATHEMATICS OF WAVES AND LIGHT
- VIII MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS
- IX FINAL THOUGHTS
- X APPENDICES
- XI SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
- Bibliography
- Index
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- I A FIRST PASS
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to the Paradoxes
- 2 Clocks and Rods in Motion
- 3 The Algebra of Frames
- 4 The Graphing of Frames
- II GALILEAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- III The SPEED OF LIGHT IS CONSTANT
- IV LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- V GRAPHIC RESOLUTION OF THE PARADOXES
- VI ENERGY AND MASS
- VII THE MATHEMATICS OF WAVES AND LIGHT
- VIII MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS
- IX FINAL THOUGHTS
- X APPENDICES
- XI SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Illustrated Special Relativity through its ParadoxesA Fusion of Linear Algebra, Graphics, and Reality, pp. 2 - 10Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2014