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课程名称：《理解爱因斯坦：特殊相对论》 课程概述：本课程旨在深入“理解爱因斯坦”，尤其关注阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦在1905年“奇迹年”作为二十六岁专利审查员时提出的特殊相对论。我们的目标是超越神话和普及化的相对论表述，从而更深刻地理解爱因斯坦这一人物及其理论的概念、预测和奇怪的悖论。我们将探讨的问题包括：爱因斯坦是如何产生这些思想的？他的天才本质是什么？相对论的意义是什么？特殊相对论的“特殊”之处在哪里？为什么该理论最初看似无法立足？时间作为“第四维”意味着什么？一个人的时间是否可能比另一个人更慢，物体的大小是否会随着速度而变化？时间旅行是否可能，如何实现？为什么没有物体能超过光速？是否可以在一生中往返于银河中心？是否有确凿证据支持该理论，还是主要基于猜测？为什么爱因斯坦没有因相对论获诺贝尔奖？ 讲师介绍：拉里·拉格斯特龙博士是斯坦福大学专业发展中心学术项目主任，负责授予人工智能、网络安全、数据挖掘、纳米技术、创新与管理科学等领域的研究生证书。他拥有物理学、数学和科学史的学位，出版过一本书和一部关于“年轻爱因斯坦：从多克斯尔事件到奇迹年的”TED Ed视频，并且有超过30,000名学生在此在线课程中注册。 课程大纲： 1. 第1周：课程介绍与爱因斯坦的背景 2. 第2周：事件、时钟与参考系 3. 第3周：以太问题与解决方案 4. 第4周：奇异性开始 5. 第5周：时空转换 6. 第6周：穿越时空速度极限 7. 第7周：待思考的悖论 8. 第8周：往返银河中心 本课程适合所有希望深入理解爱因斯坦及其特殊相对论的学习者。
Name:Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context
Description:Week 1: Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context
Name:Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames
Description:Week 2: Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames
Name:Ethereal Problems and Solutions
Description:Week 3: Ethereal Problems and Solutions
Name:The Weirdness Begins
Description:Week 4: The Weirdness Begins
Name:Spacetime Switches
Description:Week 5: Spacetime Switches
Name:Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit
Description:Week 6: Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit
Name:Paradoxes to Ponder
Description:Week 7: Paradoxes to Ponder
Name:To the Center of the Galaxy and Back
Description:Week 8: To the Center of the Galaxy and Back
In this course we will seek to “understand Einstein,” especially focusing on the special theory of relativity that Albert Einstein, as a twenty-six year old patent clerk, introduced in his “miracle year” of 1905. Our goal will be to go behind the myth-making and beyond the popularized presentations of relativity in order to gain a deeper understanding of both Einstein the person and the concepts, predictions, and strange paradoxes of his theory. Some of the questions we will address include: How did Einstein come up with his ideas? What was the nature of his genius? What is the meaning of relativity? What’s “special” about the special theory of relativity? Why did the theory initially seem to be dead on arrival? What does it mean to say that time is the “fourth dimension”? Can time actually run more slowly for one person than another, and the size of things change depending on their velocity? Is time travel possible, and if so, how? Why can’t things travel faster than the speed of light? Is it possible to travel to the center of the galaxy and return in one lifetime? Is there any evidence that definitively confirms the theory, or is it mainly speculation? Why didn’t Einstein win the Nobel Prize for the theory of relativity? About the instructor: Dr. Larry Lagerstrom is the Director of Academic Programs at Stanford University’s Center for Professional Development, which offers graduate certificates in subjects such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, data mining, nanotechnology, innovation, and management science. He holds degrees in physics, mathematics, and the history of science, has published a book and a TED Ed video on "Young Einstein: From the Doxerl Affair to the Miracle Year," and has had over 30,000 students worldwide enroll in his online course on the special theory of relativity (this course!).
