General Relativity (MATH4105)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
Practical 1 Hour/ Week
3L1P
Incompatible
MATH7105 (co-taught, last offered 2022)
Prerequisite
(PHYS2100 or PHYS2101) + (MATH2000 or MATH2001 or MATH3102)
Assessment methods
Examination, assignments
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Yao-zhong Zhang (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Assoc Prof Yao-Zhong Zhang
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Manifolds, tensors, connections & covariant differentiation, parallel transport, goedesics & curvature, differential forms. Foundations of general relativity. Applications to astronomy & cosmology.
