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).

Section Information
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
36694	lecture	AA	01:00 PM - 02:20 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.
44817	lecture	BB	01:00 PM - 02:20 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.
36707	laboratory	BL1	01:00 PM - 03:50 PM	R	room 6106 Engineering Sciences Bldg	Rajaram, S
36714	laboratory	BL3	01:00 PM - 03:50 PM	F	room 6106 Engineering Sciences Bldg	Rajaram, S

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