Len Zane's Website

Manuscripts and Articles

The manusript linked below is an introduction to special relativity that emphasizes spacetime diagrams.

  • Getting the Measure of Einstein's Space and Time
  • The following article, "The Path of an Electron Orbiting an Accelerating Nucleus" shows an alternative way to deduce the Lorentz transformation equations using a series of "gedanken" experiments and calculations of the path of an electron around an accelerating nucleus. The details of the calculation are shown in the Mathematica notebook listed below the link to the manuscript.

  • The Path of an Electron Orbiting an Accelerating Nucleus
  • The Numerical Solution for the Path of the Electron
  • Fall 2013 Course

    This Website has Many Instructional Videos on Different Topics in Mathematics
  • Khan Academy Instructional Videos
  • These videos are a great introduction to the power and utility of Mathematica
  • Hands-on Start to Mathematica - Part 1
  • Hands-on Start to Mathematica - Part 2