Optics

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Overview

Subject area

PHYS

Catalog Number

322

Course Title

Optics

Department(s)

Description

Advanced geometric optics and theory of optical instruments; interference and its applications; Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, diffraction gratings; theory of polarization of light; interaction of light with matter: dispersion, absorption, reflection, birefringence.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

009050

Course Schedule