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    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

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