1. The Special Theory of Relativity*
Physics I Class 26
The Special Theory of Relativity*
*This material is optional. It will not be on any exam.

2. Newton’s Laws of Motion

3. Are Newton’s Laws True?

4. Where Did Newton Go Wrong?

5. Maxwell’s Electromagnetic Theory - 1873
James Clerk Maxwell
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6. The Michelson-Morley Experiment - 1887

7. Einstein’s Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity

8. What is an Inertial Frame?

9. Where Did Einstein’s Postulates Come From?

10. Postulate #1
0.5 c

11. Postulate #2
0.5 c c

12. How Is This Possible?
0.5 c c

13. Consequence #1 Time Dilation (Part 1)

14. Consequence #1 Time Dilation (Part 2)

15. Consequence #2 Length Contraction (Part 1)

16. Consequence #2 Length Contraction (Part 2)
v = 0
0.5 c
0.8 c
0.95 c

17. Are There Real Values for Time and Length?

18. Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

19. Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

20. Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

21. Einstein’s Corrections to Newtonian Mechanics

22. Einstein’s Corrections to Newtonian Mechanics

23. If “F = m a” isn’t true, why do we still use it?

24. What’s so “special” about Special Relativity?

26. Activity #26 Special Relativity