General Relativity (MATH7105)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2013
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class contact
3 Lecture hours, 1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
ID435 or MATH4105
Prerequisite
Permission of Head of School
Course coordinator
Dr Yao-Zhong Zhang (yzz@maths.uq.edu.au) & Dr Michael Drinkwater (mjd@physics.uq.edu.au)
Assessment methods
Assignments
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2013 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
(offered in even-numbered years only) Manifolds, tensors, connections & covariant differentiation, parallel transport, goedesics & curvature, differential forms. Foundations of general relativity. Applications to astronomy & cosmology.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2012 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2011 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2010 | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
