His Brian Greens excitement for science on the threshold of vital breakthroughs is supremely contagi

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• His (Brian Greens) excitement for science on
  the threshold of vital breakthroughs is
  supremely contagious. The book is as dazzling as
  it is tough.
• (Maslin)

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The Fabric of the CosmosSpace, Time, the
Texture of Reality
EXPLORING

• By Joy Aguilar

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1) Knowledge

• What is Space?
• Isaac Newton
• absolute space
• (Greene 27)

(Franke)
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1) Knowledge contd

• Gottfried
• Wilhelm
• von Leibniz
• w/out objects,
• space
• (Greene 30)

(Sitko)
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A) Knowledge contd

• What is Time?
• Time is one of the worlds deepest mysteries. No
  one can say exactly what it is. Yet, the ability
  of time makes our way of life possible.
  (Time.)

Times Arrow
Past
Present
Future
(Greene 128)
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B) Comprehension

• How is the Idea of Spacetime Different from the
  Concepts of Space Time?
• Space seperate
• Time seperate
• Absolute Spacetime space time combinedentity
• Accelerate w/respect to
• (Greene 48)

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B) Comprehension contd

• Moving Through Time

• Moving Through Spacetime

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C) Application D) Analysis

• Applying/Using the Theory of Spacetime
• CONCEPT 1 time elapses when stationary -
  time elapses when in motion

ground

more elapsed time
less elapsed time
(Greene 48)
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C) Application D) Analysis contd

• How Come Less Time Elapsed when the Clock was
  Stationary than when the Clock was moving?
• a) Stationary clock -gt time
• b) Moving clock -gt time space
• Diverts motion -gt space
• motion through time slows down

(Greene 48)
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C) Application D) Analysis contd

• Applying/Using the Theory of Spacetime
• CONCEPT 2 everyone -gt different def. of time

Times Arrow
space
Different times
Loaf of Spacetime
(Greene 59)
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C) Application D) Analysis contd
Times Arrow
Chewie (moving away)
Chewie (moving away)
Yourself (stationary)
Yourself (stationary)
How is it Possible that the Events of What you
Would Call the Present be Events that Occurred
in the Past for Chewie?
(Greene 135)
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D) Analysis

• Under what Categories of Reality would we
  Classify Spacetime?
• Relativistic Reality
• Space time relative
• Unified Reality
• Spacetime -gt part

(Greene 8)
(Greene 17)
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E) Synthesis

• Using the Concepts of Spacetime, How would you
  Cut the Loaf in Order to Illustrate How the
  Events of What You Would Perceive as the
  Present be Events that are part of the Future
  According to Chewie?
• Where would you place yourself in the loaf? Where
  would you place Chewie?

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E) Synthesis contd
Times Arrow
Chewie (moving towards)
Chewie (moving towards)
Yourself (stationary)
Yourself (stationary)
(Greene 136)
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F) Evaluation

• Should YOU Read The Fabric of the Cosmos or Not?
• The text is over-peppered with allusions to
  popular culture, for the most part television
  shows such as "The Simpsons" and "The X-Files".
  The allusions serve to distract rather than to
  amuse, as do Mr Greene's attempts at outright
  jokes.
• ("All strung out Popular physics.)

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F) Evaluation contd
Reading TFOTC

• Not Reading TFOTC

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F) Evaluation contd

• In My Opinion

YES, YOU SHOULD!
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Works Cited

• "All strung out Popular physics.(A popular book
  about space and time)(Book Review)."  The
  Economist 17 Apr. 2004 83. Student Resource
  Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Sir Winston
  Churchill Secondary Library, Vancouver, BC. 30
  Sept. 2007 lthttp//find.galegroup.com/
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Works Cited contd

• Franke, Ivana. Artist Gallery. Nordic Institute
  for Contemporary Art. 1997-2006.
• Nifca.org, Inc. 14 Oct. 2007 lthttp//www.nifca.or
  g/2006/gallery/Franke_Ivana.art. htmlgt.
• Greene, Brian. The Fabric of the Cosmos. New
  York Random House Inc., 2004.
• Maslin, Janet. BOOKS OF THE TIMES The Almost
  Inconceivable, But Don't Be Intimidated. The New
  York Times New York 26 Feb. 2004 E7.
• Sitko, Jennifer. 2modern DESIGN TALK. 24 Apr.
  2006. 14 Oct. 2007 lthttp//2modern.blogs
  .com/2modern/2006/04/modern_tv_conso.htmlgt.

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Works Cited contd

• Time. The World Book Encylopedia. 1994 ed.
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  AutoMotoPortal. 2006 2007.
• AutoMotoPortal.com, Inc. 13 Oct. 2007
  lthttp//www.automotoportal.com/article/
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