General Relativity (MATH7105)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2016
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
MATH4105
Prerequisite
Permission of Head of School
Assessment methods
Examinations & Assignments
Course enquiries
Course description
Manifolds, tensors, connections & covariant differentiation, parallel transport, goedesics & curvature, differential forms. Foundations of general relativity. Applications to astronomy & cosmology.
