Physics 30 - May 11

Today in class we started into a new topic - the theory of special relativity.  This is an advanced topic explained by Albert Einstein that has some really neat consequences.  One of those consequences is called time dilation, or the fact the when you move faster, time actually moves slower for you.  We went through what this means and how to actually calculate the time difference.  This was all covered on slides 23-46 in the Unit 4 Notes powerpoint.  We only finished example 8 today.  We will do example 9 on Friday and look at something called the Twin Paradox.  Reminder that on there is no class tomorrow due to retreat.  On Friday you will write your quiz for Lab 4.1.  Study the analysis of the lab.