Date	Topic
January 13	Introduction to the course
18	Elements from Newtonian Gravity    Inertial Frames; Classical Field Theory of Scalar Fields From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 3. From Spacetime and Geometry (Carroll): Paragraph 1.10.
20	Elements from Special Relativity    Concept of spacetime From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 4, 5.
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27	Equivalence principles; metric theories of gravity From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 6. From Gravitation and Experiment (Will): Chapter 3.
February 1	Curved spacetimes    Tensors; frames From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 7, 8. From Spacetime and Geometry (Carroll): Paragraphs 3.1-3.5
3	Curved spacetimes (cont) 1st Homework is Due
8	General Relativity and the Schwarzschild spacetime From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 9.
10	Astrophysical applications:    Relativistic orbits From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 9.
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17	Astrophysical applications:    Gravitational lensing From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 11. 2nd Homework is Due
22	More on Tensors (cont) From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 20, 21.
24	Einstein's equation From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 21.
March 1
3	Curvature and gravity From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 22. 3rd Homework is Due
8	Curvature and gravity (cont)
10	Black Holes From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 12.
15	Spring Break
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22	Black Holes (cont) From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 12.
24	Rotating spacetimes From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 13. 4th Homework is Due
29	No Class
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April 5	Gravitational radiation From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 16, 23
7	Gravitational radiation (cont) 5th Homework is Due
12	Parametric Post-Newtonian Approximation
14	Tests of General Relativity
19	Gravity and the universe From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 17, 18, 19.
21	Gravity and the universe (cont) 6th Homework is Due
26	Presentation of Projects
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May 3	Presentation of Projects 7th Homework is Due Term paper is Due