LECTURE SCHEDULE

FALL 2001



 

LECTURE
DATE
DAY
TOPICS
REMARKS
CHAPTER
READING
1
August 28
Tuesday
            Histrorical Introduction to Optics
  
1 
  
2
August 30
Thursday
Fermat's Principle and Geometrical Optics 
  
 3
  
3
September 4
Tuesday
Optical Path 
 
 3
  
4
September 6
Thursday
 Prisms, deviation etc.
 
 3
  
5
September 11
Tuesday
Concave and Convex mirrors 
Homework-1 due
 3
  
6
September 13
Thursday
Concave and Convex mirrors 
 
 3
  
7
September 18
Tuesday
 Focal length of Lenses
Homework-2 due
A.J. Rader
to Lecture
 3
  
8
September 20
Thursday
 Concave and Convex Lenses
 A.J. Rader
to Lecture
 3
  
9
September 25
Tuesday
 Concave and Convex Lenses
Homework-3 due
 3
  
10
September 27
Thursday
 The eye
 
 7
  
11
October 2
Tuesday
 Chromatic aberation
 Homework-4 due
 5
  
12
October 4
Thursday
Review 
 
--
  
 
October 9
Tuesday
Midterm  I
 
    
13
October 11
Thursday
  Electromagnetic waves
 
                 8,9
  
14
October 16
Tuesday
 Fresnel's equations for reflection and refraction at a surface.
                              Homework-5 due
        20
  
15
October 18
Thursday
Fresnel's equations for reflection and refraction at a surface. 
 
         20
  
16
October 23
Tuesday
 Fresnel's equations for reflection and refraction at a surface.
  
         20
  
17
October 25
Thursday
Fresnel Wedge and Newton's rings
 
10
 
18
October 30
Tuesday
 Two slit experiment and
Michelson Interferometer
Homework-6 due
 10,11
  
19
November 1
Thursday
Beats
 
                                          9  
20
November 6
Tuesday
 Intensity of 2 slit experiment
Homework-7 due
                                          9  
21
November 8
Thursday
 General theory of diffraction
 
                                         16  
 
November 13
Tuesday
Midterm  II
 
    
22
November 15
Thursday
 General theory of Diffraction
 
                                         16  
23
November 20
Tuesday
 Various Diffraction patterns
 Homework-8 due
                                          16  
 
November 22
Thursday
Thanksgiving Break
 
    
24
November 27
Tuesday
Circular hole and Rsolution
Homework-9 due
A.J. Rader
to Lecture
                                            16  
25
November 29
Thursday
 Diffraction Gratings
 A.J. Rader
to Lecture
                                            16  
26
December 4
Tuesday
 
 Homework-10 due
    
27
December 6
Thursday
 
 
    
 
December 11
Tuesday
Final Exam
University Scheduled
 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. 
    
 
 
 
 
 
    

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