A General Relativity Workbook

General relativity, which lies atthe heart of contemporary physics, has recently become the focus ofa number of lively theoretical, experimental, and computational researchprograms. As a result, undergraduates havebecome increasingly excited to learn about the subject. AGeneral Relativity Workbook is atextbook intended to support a one-semester upper division undergraduatecourse on general relativity. Through its unique workbook-based design, itenables students to develop a solid mastery of both the physics and thesupporting tensor calculus by pushing (andguiding) them to work through the implications. Each chapter, which isdesigned to correspond to one classsession, involves a short overview of the concepts without obscuring derivationsor details, followed by a series of boxes that guide students through theprocess of working things out forthemselves. This active-learning approach enables students to developa more secure mastery of the material than moretraditional approaches. More than 350 homeworkproblems support further learning. Thisbook more strongly emphasizes the physics than many of its competitors, andwhile it provides students a fullgrounding in the supporting mathematics (unlike certainother competitors),it introduces the mathematics gradually and in acompletely physical context.AncillariesTo facilitate self-study, a complimentary Online Student Manual with Hints and Answers for SelectedProblems is available online.A detailed Instructor's Manual is available to adopting professors.