PHYS 402

Spring 2009 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

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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PHYS 402 class schedule data for spring 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
36694	Lecture	AA	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	136 Loomis Laboratory	Flynn, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Graduate students (only) may enroll in the AA lecture (and no laboratory) for 3 hours credit. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
44817	Lecture	BB	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	136 Loomis Laboratory	Flynn, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: 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	1:00PM -3:50PM	R	6106 Engineering Sciences Building	Rajaram, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09
36714	Laboratory	BL3	1:00PM -3:50PM	F	6106 Engineering Sciences Building	Rajaram, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09