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Sep 23, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
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PHYS 3520 - Physical Optics
Goals: To introduce students to the study of optical phenomena interpreted in terms of a wave theory of light.
Content: Mathematical description of waves and how these waves interact with matter. Theories are developed to explain interference, diffraction, and polarization and are used as a basis for measurements in the laboratory.
Taught: Alternate years, Spring.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3320.
Credits: 4 credits
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