Date	Topic
August 28	Introduction to the course
September 2	Elements from Special Relativity and Newtonian Gravity    Variational Principles; Concept of spacetime; Observers From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 3, 4, 5.
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9	Equivalence principles; metric theories of gravity From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 6. From Gravitation and Experiment (Will): Chapter 3.
11	Curved spacetimes    Tensors; frames; embedding diagrams From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 7, 8.
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18	General Relativity and the Schwarzschild spacetime From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 9.
23
26	Astrophysical applications:    Relativistic orbits    Gravitational lensing From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 9, 11.
30	More on Tensors From Gravity (Hartle): Chapters 20, 21.
October 2
7	Einstein's equation From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 21.
9
14	Curvature and gravity From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 22.
16
21	Black Holes From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 12.
23
28	Rotating spacetimes From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 13.
30
November 4	No Class
6	Gravitational radiation From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 16, 23
11	Veteran's Day -- No Class
13	Gravitational radiation From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 16, 23
18	Parametric Post-Newtonian Approximation
20	Tests of General Relativity
25	Presentation of Projects
27	Thanksgiving -- No Class
December 2	Gravity and the universe II From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 17, 18, 19.
3	(extra class) Presentation of Projects
4	Gravity and the universe II From Gravity (Hartle): Chapter 17, 18, 19.