Newton’s gravitational theory, special relativity, linear field theory, gravitational waves, measurement of space-time, Riemannian geometry, geometrodynamics and Einstein’s equations, the Schwarzschild solution, black holes and gravitational collapse, and cosmology. Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112. 1 credit. Spring 2015. Smith. http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy Physics and Astronomy