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The Physics Of Time (R253)

R – Physical Sciences and Math

Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | September 8, 2025-December 1, 2025

Monday: 12:45 PM-2:00 PM

This is a hybrid course. One section meets on site at the location listed; and one section meets online only.

Explore the nature and flow of time from both a scientific and philosophical prospective. The course explores latest research about time, its role in relativity and quantum mechanics, and its connection to cosmology. Topics include Richard Muller’s expanding time, the thermodynamic and psychological arrows of time, and possibilities of time travel. From ancient timekeeping to atomic clocks, learn how our understanding of time has evolved and what physics says about its fundamental nature.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Charles Carter

CARTER, CHARLES — Electrical engineering degrees, North Carolina State University. Interests include electronics, physics, computers, computer networks, electric vehicles and brewing beer. Retired in 2015 after a 43-year career in research and development organizations. (R252, R253)

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