Teaching Special Relativity: Developing a Software Aid for Spacetime Diagrams

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  • Randy Wolfmeyer Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics University of Wisconsin-Platteville John Wood Community College1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17307/wsc.v0i0.52

Abstract

Special Relativity is an important subject for the space sciences, but is often difficult for students to understand. Spacetime diagrams provide a graphical tool to aid in the conceptual understanding of relativity. The SpaceTime applet is designed to aid students in drawing spacetime diagrams and setting up diagrams for specific problems. A lab activity is also developed for use with the applet in studying spacetime diagrams. 

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Wolfmeyer, R. (2012). Teaching Special Relativity: Developing a Software Aid for Spacetime Diagrams. Proceedings of the Wisconsin Space Conference. https://doi.org/10.17307/wsc.v0i0.52

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Physics and Engineering