Geometry From a Differential Viewpoint, by John McCleary. Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-521-42480-1
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries, by Marvin Jay
Greenberg
The Elegant Universe,
by Brian Greene
The Geometry of Spacetime,
by James Callahan
Geometry From a Differential
Viewpoint, by John McCleary
The
Light Cone, a web page by Rob Salgado of the Department
of Physics at the University of Syracuse. This contains a brief
discussion of gravitation, special relativity and general relativity.
Relativity, an article in the Encylopædia Britannica which covers both special and general relativity.
The Principle of Equivalence, a lecture by Clifford Johnson of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky. This page gives a clear description of Einstein's equivalence principle and explains why gravity bends light.
General Relativity: a very wierd world, a page mantained by Dave Slaven of the Department of Physics at Saginaw Valley State University. This is an English translation of Relativité générale: un monde à la teneur inattendue by Nymbus. It contains an discussion of the rotating disk which will be covered in class.
The plan is to cover the following chapters from McCleary:
Topics not in McCleary which we will study include:
Finally, if time permits, we will cover the following additional topics from McCleary: