The virtual course "Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity - Virtual Course - Coursera", is a course with different contents and that offers video classes of Approx. 81 hours to complete. Explore its essential features, and click the orange button to get detailed information on the Coursera e-Learning platform
In this course we will seek to "understand Einstein," focusing especially on the special theory of relativity that Albert Einstein, as a twenty-six-year-old patent clerk, introduced in his "miracle year" of 1905.
Our goal will be to go behind the myth-making and beyond popularized presentations of relativity to gain a deeper understanding of both the person of Einstein and the concepts, predictions, and strange paradoxes of his theory.
Some of the questions we will address include: How did Einstein come up with his ideas? What was the nature of his genius? What is the meaning of relativity? What is "special" about the special theory of relativity? Why did the theory initially seem dead on arrival? What does it mean to say that time is the "fourth dimension"? Can time run slower for one person than for another? and the size of things changes depending on their speed? Is time travel possible, and if so, how? Why can't things travel faster than the speed of light? Is it possible to travel to the center of the galaxy and back in one lifetime? Is there any evidence that definitively confirms the theory, or is it mostly speculation? Why didn't Einstein win the Nobel Prize for the theory of relativity? About the instructor: Dr.
Larry Lagerstrom is the Director of Academic Programs at Stanford University's Center for Professional Development, which offers graduate certificates in topics such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data mining, nanotechnology, innovation, and management science.
He has degrees in physics, mathematics, and the history of science, and has published a book and a TED Ed video on "Young Einstein:
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