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PHYS 356 - Optics 1
Geometrical optics: image formation, ray tracing through multiple optical components, dispersion by prisms, optical fibers, optical instruments - eyes, telescopes, microscopes, and cameras, introduction to aberrations; physical optics: interference and interferometers, diffraction, imaging resolution, diffraction gratings and their use in spectroscopy; coherence; wave-particle duality; introduction to the electromagnetic nature of light and polarization.
Prerequisites
One of AMATH250, AMATH251, MATH228; One of MATH118, MATH119, MATH128, MATH138, MATH148; PHYS223 or PHYS122 taken before Winter 2027; (One of ECE106, PHYS122 or PHYS112 with grade of at least 80%).
Corequisites
None
Antirequisites
ECE404, PHYS256
Offerings
Winter 2011 [1111]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5779 | 4 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | PHY 308 | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2010 [1101]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5778 | 11 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | RCH 106 | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2009 [1091]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4888 | 11 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | PHY 308 | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2008 [1081]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4050 | 18 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | PHY 308 | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2007 [1071]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3956 | 14 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | HH 139 | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2006 [1061]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3869 | 20 / 30 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th,A,L | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2005 [1051]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3788 | 10 / 30 | 10:30 - 11:50 | T,Th,R,C,H | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2004 [1041]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3577 | 12 / 30 | 10:30 - 11:50 | T,Th,P,H,Y | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2003 [1031]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4118 | 12 / 30 | 10:30 - 11:20 | T,Th,P,H,Y | David O. Yevick |
Winter 2002 [1021]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 2184 | 25 / 30 | 10:30 - 11:20 | M,W,F,R,C,H | David O. Yevick |
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PHYS 356 leads to
PHYS 356L - Introduction to Communication and Optical communication Physics Laboratory