LECTURE VIDEOS and DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

After doing the assigned reading and lectures, answer the given questions in the assigned discussion forum (and yes, you may look to see what others write, but try to find what they might have missed and you should go back to the original reading and lectures to get answers for yourself). Then post your own question at the end, and then answer someone else's question.

Test Next Week (not this week)!
Here is information to help you prepare. Same format as last time and includes material up through this week!

About Extra Credit
Should you do it? Should you do ALL, or SOME, or NONE of the Extra Credit offered?

Zoom Chat (+ Extra Credit if you join us live)
Please join us live for the Zoom Chats (and also get some extra credit). The Zoom Chat experience is much more interactive and rewarding for all if you participate. I hope to see you there.

For this week

Watch Lecture on Hawking Book Ch 7 on Thermodynamics of Black Holes
FULL Video (2hr43min)
Read Ch 7 from the Hawking Book: Black Holes Ain't So Black
HawkingBookCh7.pdf

OPTIONAL (the following is not required, but perhaps interesting to see some of the more advanced equations)

Thermodynamics of Black Holes! Undergraduate Research Paper by Erin O'Connor (who's that?)
These are the Appendices of my research paper and give's an overview of the thermodynamics of Black Holes, and shows the equations and addresses some of the more advanced concepts. You are not responsible for any of this.
Very In-Depth Advanced and well produced video on deriving the Hawking Radiation equations. You are not responsible for any of this.
Sci News Article on Hawking Paradox! Wow! New developments all the time! Contrary to what Hawking says in his book, the famous "Black Holes have no Hair" Theorem by John Wheeler has been shown to be wrong and that Black Holes actually do have quantum mechanical "hair" after all (if you know what I mean). Not responsible for this. Just for fun.

Video Clips
Be sure to check the Module and watch any videos that have been posted! This week's Zoom Chat features a former student of mine who is completing his PhD in particle physics at UC Santa Cruz. I hope you will join us live for the discussion (and you will get extra credit for doing so).