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Anyone tasked with making sense of the concepts that underlie general relativity and the practical and theoretical implications of this theory can easily become overwhelmed by it for a number of reasons. First of all, general relativity relies heavily on a previous theory, the theory of special relativity. Special relativity deals with the idea that measurements of time and space are relative to an observer's specific context, and provides a basis for the energy-mass equivalence equation and for the concept of the space-time continuum. These are complex ideas to be understood before one approaches general relativity at all!
General relativity's concepts are of a comparative level of complexity: the theory deals with the ways in which mass, motion, and forces like gravity play out on the backdrop of special relativity's space-time continuum. In particular, the theory elucidates the ways in which space-time affects matter and matter affects space-time. General relativity has been confirmed by a variety of observed phenomena, such as gravitational lensing, gravitational waves, and redshift. Additionally, global positioning satellite systems wouldn't work without taking the principles of general relativity into account, as the satellites these systems rely upon require extremely accurate time measurements that are affected by the movement of the satellite around Earth.
General relativity is thus a fascinating subject, because it runs the gamut from almost purely theoretical concepts to practical observations and applications. However, this dual theoretical and practical nature of the theory can cause trouble for students. Whether you are trying to learn the principles of general relativity on your own out of personal curiosity, in a formal classroom environment, or in preparation for cosmological research, a tutor can help you make sense of this theory's principles through one-on-one tutoring.
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Recent General Relativity Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I completed the review questions at the end of chapter three of his biology text in preparation for his upcoming test. We discussed the topics of nitrogen/carbon fixation, the water cycle, the ecosystem, and food webs.
Today we worked on a homework worksheet on gas exchange in the lungs and transport of CO2 to and from the body via the cardiovascular system. We discussed implications of different responses to pH and CO2 levels. Afferent and efferent signals and negative feedback loops in response to changing environments in the cardiovascular system.
The student and I reviewed for her test on Tuesday. She asked for clarification on the founder's effect and bottle-necking. Using the beetle population example, we discussed how these mechanism would affect the allele frequencies in the gene pool. We also reviewed classification of organisms, and why organisms are classified as such.
The student had a test on genetics the following day, so we spent the time reviewing the study sheet from last week and re-covering areas where he had trouble. In general he understands most of the concepts really well and is good at drawing and interpreting Punnett squares and family pedigrees. His main weak area is still in understanding codominance and incomplete dominance. I tried to diagram it for him a few different ways and hopefully he can keep the distinction and how to use it clear in his mind - if he understands that and reads all questions carefully, he should do fine on the test.
We reviewed for the student's upcoming test by reviewing:
- Protistis
- Protozoans
- Algae
- Slime Molds
- Infections
- Bacteria of
- Definition of
- Classifications
- Immunity
- Vaccinations
- Viruses
I left the student with several sets of flash cards to use for reviewing for the exam.
Today the student wanted to complete a worksheet on embryogenesis that she had not finished in class this afternoon, so we worked on that first. The worksheet involved drawing a starfish embryo through various stages of embryogenesis. She did well. We then worked on the monohybrid worksheet, which contained a long set of 1-2 sentence problems. These problems described traits, gave two individuals with certain phenotypes, and asked the reader to draw the Punnett square which would result from the breeding of the two individuals. She did well with that. We also spent time using colors and visuals clarifying several concepts.
