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

2. 26-2 “Einstein Simplified”

3. 26-3 Newton’s Laws of Motion

4. 26-4 Are Newton’s Laws True?

5. 26-5 Where Did Newton Go Wrong?

6. 26-6 Maxwell’s Electromagnetic Theory - 1873 James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

7. 26-7 The Michelson-Morley Experiment - 1887

8. 26-8 Einstein’s Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity

9. 26-9 What is an Inertial Frame?

10. 26-10 Where Did Einstein’s Postulates Come From?

11. 26-11 Postulate #1 0.5 c

12. 26-12 Postulate #2 0.5 c c

13. 26-13 How Is This Possible? 0.5 c c

14. 26-14 Consequence #1 Time Dilation (Part 1)

15. 26-15 Consequence #1 Time Dilation (Part 2)

16. 26-16 Consequence #2 Length Contraction (Part 1)

17. 26-17 Consequence #2 Length Contraction (Part 2) 0.95 c 0.8 c 0.5 c v = 0

18. 26-18 Are There Real Values for Time and Length?

19. 26-19 Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

20. 26-20 Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

21. 26-21 Special Relativity Applied to Electric and Magnetic Fields

22. 26-22 Einstein’s Corrections to Newtonian Mechanics

23. 26-23 Einstein’s Corrections to Newtonian Mechanics

24. 26-24 If “F = m a” isn’t true, why do we still use it?

25. 26-25 What’s so “special” about Special Relativity?

26. 26-26 http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/?src=h_h

27. 26-27 Activity #26 Special Relativity