Teaching Package
- Real Time Relativity Software
- Manual for a three hour lab, including an educational rationale for the lab.
- Evaluation tools.
- Lecture notes.
- Additional resources.
Real Time Relativity Software
The simulation software around which this teaching package is organised. Available for Windows and Mac OSX systems.Lab Manual
The manual has been used in three hour labs at the Australian National University. It is based on the manual used at the University of Queensland. It has been refined over several years of use at both univeristies. The learning that is being sought is described in the Educational Rationale.- Lab manual: Word (Doc) format (1.3 MB)
- Lab manual: PDF format (1.3 MB)
- Educational Rationale: PDF format (68 kB)
Evaluation Tools
We are conducting an ongoing study of the effectiveness of the Real Time Relativity simulation for teaching relativity. Below are some of the evaluation instruments we have used. They were administered before and after students comleted the RTR lab.- Concept tests (230 kB)
- Survey (86 kB)
Lecture notes
The following lecture notes were used for the ANU lecture course accompanying the Real Time Relativity lab. They include a section on relativistic optics.- Lecture notes: PDF format (5.1 MB)
Additional resources
The following web site provides an introduction to special relativity, including to relativistic optics.
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