Course Description

PC237 Optics 0.5

Nature of light: Huygen's principle, Fermat's principle. Geometrical optics: reflection and refraction at plane and curved surfaces, lenses and lens systems. Wave optics: interference, diffraction, polarization.

Prerequisite: PC131, PC132.

DRAFT electronic version updated at 1:45 p.m. January 30, 2003

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