This physics professor from The University of New South Wales clearly loves what he is doing – teaching. Einstein Light is one of several web-based educational resources that he has created and made available to students around the world.
Anyone looking for an explanation of relativity and Einstein’s work should check out this award-winning resource – it was a 2005 Scientific American Science and Technology Web Award Winner.
Joe Wolfe uses a series of clever animations to explain Einstein’s theory of special relativity. He explains the topics through wonderful videos and with the assistance of a pair of friendly-looking robots. Further readings, a summary of the information and even a quiz help students ensure that they understand Einstein’s work and the concept of relativity.
Modules Included in the Einstein Light Physics Website
- Galileo: Mechanics and Galilean relativity
- Maxwell: Electricity, magnetism and relativity
- Einstein: The principle of Special Relativity
- Time Dilation: How relativity implies time dilation and length contraction
- E = mc2: How relativistic mechanics leads to E = mc2
- Beyond Relativity
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Einstein Light
