Faculty Name

Andrew Rundquist

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PHYS

Course Subject

PHYS

Course Number

3520

Course Section

D1

Course Title

LAB: Physical Optics

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2016

Credits

0.00

Area of Study

PHYS

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to the study of optical phenomena interpreted in terms of a wave theory of light. Content: Mathematical description of waves and how these waves interact with matter. Theories are developed to explain interference diffraction and polarization and are used as a basis for measurements in the laboratory. Taught: Alternate years, Spring. Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3320. NOTE: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course. Credits: 4

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