OPTICS
PHYSICS
441.01
Office Hours Spring 2003
M-F 1:00 - 3:30 PM Dr. N. L. Markworth
Room S-322F
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Optics, fourth edition by Eugene Hecht |
Course Outline and Exam Schedule
Section I:
The Mathematics of Wave Motion Chapter 2
Electromagnetic Theory, Photons, and Light Chapter 3
The Propagation of Light Chapter 4
Exam I 06 February
Section II:
Geometrical Optics Chapter 5
More on Geometrical Optics Chapter 6
Exam II 06 March
Section III:
The Superposition of Waves Chapter 7
Interference Chapter 9
Exam III 08 April
Section IV:
Diffraction Chapter 10
Fourier Optics Chapter 11
Final Exam 08 May, 8:00 am- 10:30 pm
PHY 441G requirements
Students enrolled for graduate credit will be assigned a greater number of problems from each chapter and will be expected to lead the equipment setup for the laboratory.
Grading: A 90 - 100
Lecture B 80 - 89
Exams 3 @ 14% 42% C 70 - 79
Final Exam 14% D 60 - 69
Problem Set Ave 14% F < 60
70%
Lab 30%