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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Newton's model suggest about time and space?

2. Whom did Einstein later marry after his first marriage fell apart?

3. What may the no boundary condition imply?

4. What does time have?

5. When was Einstein born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was considered the foundation of a TOE and why did it go out of fashion?

2. What is a p = 1 brane and a p = 2 brane?

3. Describe the contradiction of relativity to Newton's law of gravity.

4. Describe imaginary time.

5. What did Einstein do in 1905 that launched him to the top of the scientific community?

6. What is Hawking's view about mathematical models?

7. What changed about the way we view zero point fluctuations in the 1940s?

8. Who worked on quantum mechanics in the 1920s, and what discovery was made?

9. What is space-time?

10. What kind of history might the universe have, according to quantum mechanics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are zero point fluctuations and what serious effects do they have on the quantum theory of gravity? Be sure to discuss Feynman, Schwinger and Tomonaga's work with zero point fluctuations.

Essay Topic 2

Why is popular culture so enthralled by the relationship between mechanical devices and humans? Write an essay that seeks to explore the similarities and differences between computers and humans and why this either concerns or excites us.

Essay Topic 3

Using Chapter One as an informative text, write an essay on the early life of Albert Einstein. This essay must mark three important events of Einstein's life from 1879 to 1905. Be sure to elaborate on how these three details are connected to Einstein's future involvement in the scientific community.

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