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PHYS 402
Light

Credit:  0 to 4 hours.


Wave kinematics; geometrical optics: basic concepts, ray-tracing and matrix formalism, Gaussian imaging by thick lenses, stops, apertures, and intensity relations; interference; interference spectroscopy and coherence; diffraction: Fresnel-Kirchhoff formulation, Fraunhofer case, Fresnel case, and holography; polarized light. Lectures, laboratory, and problems. 4 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours (3 hours without lab). Prerequisite: MATH 285; PHYS 102 (includes PHYS 101) or PHYS 214 (includes PHYS 211 and PHYS 212).


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CRNTypeSectionTimeDays Location  Instructor
33052  lecture  AA 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM MW  room 136
Loomis Laboratory 		Flynn, C 
3 hours
Graduate students (only) may enroll in the AA lecture (and no laboratory) for 3 hours credit.
47625  lecture  BB 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM MW  room 136
Loomis Laboratory 		Flynn, C 
4 hours
Undergraduate and graduate students may enroll in the BB lecture and in one of the laboratory (BL) sections for 4 hours credit.
32781  laboratory  BL1 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM T  room 6106
Engineering Sciences Bldg 		 
32782  laboratory  BL2 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM W  room 6106
Engineering Sciences Bldg 		 


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