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# Published 2023, fresh insights HS calculus level accessible Step-by-step math clarity General Relativity step by step: A first course in General Relativity

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## Key Features

- • **Fresh 2023 Edition:** Stay ahead with the latest independently published insights tailored for curious minds.
- • **Accessible Yet Rigorous:** Perfect for professionals craving deep understanding without overwhelming jargon.
- • **Real-World GR Applications:** Solve practical problems like light bending around the sun and Earth’s gravity acceleration.
- • **Stepwise Mathematical Journey:** Follow every derivation with color-coded clarity and zero skipped steps—no 'miracles' here.
- • **Demystify Einstein’s Equations:** Master the iconic field equations with just high school calculus—no PhD required.

## Overview

General Relativity step by step is a 2023 independently published paperback that breaks down Einstein’s field equations into accessible, high school calculus-level math. It guides readers through detailed, color-coded derivations and practical problem-solving, making complex space-time curvature concepts approachable for curious professionals and students alike.

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Review: The math of GR made accessible to anyone whose highest level of math education is HS calculus. - This is an ideal book for someone who has seen the eponymous Einstein field equations countless times and has always been curious to understand them: Guv + Λguv = 8πG/c^4 Tuv You’ve probably heard this a million times: On the right is the stress energy tensor Tuv. This describes what is in space-time (matter, energy, pressure, etc.). On the left is the Einstein tensor Guv. This describes the shape – its curvature – that space-time assumes as a result of what is described in Tuv. But how do we talk about the shape of space if the highest level of math education you have is high school calculus? And in particular, how do we do that if you took calculus decades ago? That’s where this book shines. This book takes the reader through all the required math, step by step, until the reader understands the Einstein field equations well enough to solve two relatively simple GR problems: 1. The deflection of a beam of light as it just grazes the sun. 2. The acceleration due to gravity on earth (the familiar 32 feet/s^2). This book also answers a question I’ve always wondered about: Why 8πG/c^4? Where does this constant come from? Recall that G is the Newtonian gravitational constant, the same G that appears in Newton’s equation for gravity: F = GMm/d^2 This book explains, in great detail, where this constant comes from and derives it. If you are curious enough about General Relativity to want to understand the math and have had high school calculus sometime in your life, this book is for you. About the pictures: One picture shows the beginning of the derivation of the constant 8πG/c^4. The other picture, well into the book from Chapter 10, shows the tedious evaluation of an expression. Note the use of different colors to identify different parts of the expansion of various terms and the use of strike throughs to indicate which pairs of terms mutually cancel each other. This approach allows the reader to follow, without missing a single step, a complete evaluation of an expression. There are no "and then a miracle occurs" moments in this book.
Review: Une véritable catastrophe - L'auteur ne maîtrise pas le sujet. Les schémas sont faux pour beaucoup d'entre eux. Aucune rigueur dans les notations. Le crash pressenti à maintes reprises intervient p 113 et au-delà. A fuir.

## Features

- Binding: paperback
- Language: english
- Manufacturer: Independently published
- Brand: Independently published
- Publication date: 2023-10-13T00:00:01Z

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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 61 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The math of GR made accessible to anyone whose highest level of math education is HS calculus.
*by M***T on 30 October 2023*

This is an ideal book for someone who has seen the eponymous Einstein field equations countless times and has always been curious to understand them: Guv + Λguv = 8πG/c^4 Tuv You’ve probably heard this a million times: On the right is the stress energy tensor Tuv. This describes what is in space-time (matter, energy, pressure, etc.). On the left is the Einstein tensor Guv. This describes the shape – its curvature – that space-time assumes as a result of what is described in Tuv. But how do we talk about the shape of space if the highest level of math education you have is high school calculus? And in particular, how do we do that if you took calculus decades ago? That’s where this book shines. This book takes the reader through all the required math, step by step, until the reader understands the Einstein field equations well enough to solve two relatively simple GR problems: 1. The deflection of a beam of light as it just grazes the sun. 2. The acceleration due to gravity on earth (the familiar 32 feet/s^2). This book also answers a question I’ve always wondered about: Why 8πG/c^4? Where does this constant come from? Recall that G is the Newtonian gravitational constant, the same G that appears in Newton’s equation for gravity: F = GMm/d^2 This book explains, in great detail, where this constant comes from and derives it. If you are curious enough about General Relativity to want to understand the math and have had high school calculus sometime in your life, this book is for you. About the pictures: One picture shows the beginning of the derivation of the constant 8πG/c^4. The other picture, well into the book from Chapter 10, shows the tedious evaluation of an expression. Note the use of different colors to identify different parts of the expansion of various terms and the use of strike throughs to indicate which pairs of terms mutually cancel each other. This approach allows the reader to follow, without missing a single step, a complete evaluation of an expression. There are no "and then a miracle occurs" moments in this book.

### ⭐ Une véritable catastrophe
*by F***S on 31 January 2025*

L'auteur ne maîtrise pas le sujet. Les schémas sont faux pour beaucoup d'entre eux. Aucune rigueur dans les notations. Le crash pressenti à maintes reprises intervient p 113 et au-delà. A fuir.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant book
*by M***S on 7 November 2025*

Brilliant

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