PHYS 402
Spring 2007 All Classes
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: PHYS 102 (includes PHYS 101) or PHYS 214 (includes PHYS 211 and PHYS 212); MATH 385 or equivalent.
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36694
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Lecture
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AA
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1:00PM
-2:20PM
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MW
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Loomis Laboratory
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Nayfeh, M
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44817
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Lecture
|
BB
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1:00PM
-2:20PM
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MW
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Loomis Laboratory
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Nayfeh, M
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36707
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Laboratory
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BL1
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1:00PM
-3:50PM
|
R
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Engineering Sciences Building
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Rajaram, S
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36722
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Laboratory
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BL2
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10:00AM
-12:50PM
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F
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Engineering Sciences Building
|
Rajaram, S
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36714
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Laboratory
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BL3
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1:00PM
-3:50PM
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F
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Engineering Sciences Building
|
Rajaram, S
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