Time: Tuesday & Thursday 09:00AM - 10:50AM, 5 Sep - 30 Nov, 2023 (26 lectures in total)

Venue: Rm 2302, Lift 17-18

Online broadcast: KouShare, Zoom (link to be added)

Textbook:

Lecture Notes: Download here, password 4211 if not filled automatically

Syllabus:

  • Equivalence Principle
  • General Covariance and tensors
  • Curvature and Einstein equations
  • Celestial bodies and black holes
  • Gravitational waves
  • Cosmology
  • Cosmological perturbations (if time permits)

Note for online learners:

As a regular course at HKUST, we will first consider the face-to-face teaching experience. Thus the following arrangement are made. Thanks for your support:

  • The instruction language is English
  • If you have questions:
    • During the lecture: please send a comment. (We may or may not handle it in real time)
    • After the lecture: feel free to stay on Zoom and discuss
  • No grading of homework, exams or certificates for non-HKUST students