This lecture introduces the historical context and fundamental problems of relativity, analyzing events from multiple observer perspectives. It covers Maxwell's theory and the Galilean and Lorentz transformations.
This is the first of a series of lectures on relativity. The lecture begins with a historical overview and goes into problems that aim to describe a single event as seen by two independent observers. Maxwell's theory, as well as the Galilean and Lorentz transformations are also discussed.
This course was recorded in Fall 2006.
