LECTURE SCHEDULE

FALL 2008
 

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DATE

DAY

TOPICS

READING, HOMEWORK, LABS

1

August 26

Tuesday

Introduction to Optics

 

2

August 28

Thursday

Wave motion

 Hecht Ch. 2 (2.1-2.6)

3

September 2

Tuesday

Reflection and refraction

Hecht Ch. 3 (3.4-3.6); Handout HW1

4

September 4

Thursday

Polarization

 Hecht Ch. 4 (4.2-4.4)

5

September 9

Tuesday

Refraction and Fermat

Hecht Ch. 4 (4.5, 4.7); Handout HW2; HW1 Due; Lab1 (Polarization)

6

September 11

Thursday

Geometrical optics

7

September 16

Tuesday

Thin Lenses I

Handout HW3; HW2 Due; Lab 2 (Converging Lens); Lab1 Due

8

September 18

Thursday

Thin Lenses II

 

9

September 23

Tuesday

Thin Lenses III

Handout HW4; HW3 Due;; Lab 3 (Diverging Lens). Lab2 Due

10

September 25

Thursday

Apertures Aberrations Mirrors

 

11

September 30

Tuesday

Optical Systems

HW4 Due Lab 4 (Aberrations); Lab3 Due.

12

October 2

Thursday

Problem Solving

October 7

Tuesday

Midterm Exam

No Lab

13

October 9

Thursday

Review Exam

Handout HW5; Lab 4 Due; Questionnaire; Project Handout

14

October 14

Tuesday

Instruments; Interference

Reworked midterm due; Handout HW6; HW5 Due; Lab 5 (Microscope)

15

October 16

Thursday

Optical Phase Shifts

 

16

October 21

Tuesday

Fringe Formation

Handout HW7; HW6 Due; Lab 6 (Fringes); Lab 5 Due.

17

October 23

Thursday

Interferometry

 

18

October 28

Tuesday

Narrow slit

Handout HW8; HW7 Due; Lab 7 (Interferometry); Lab 6 Due.

19

October 30

Thursday

Single-slit diffraction

 

20

November 4

Tuesday

Double-slit diffraction

Handout HW9; HW8 Due; Lab 8 (1 & 2-Slit Diffraction); Lab 7 due

21

November 8

Thursday

Gratings

 

22

November 11

Tuesday

Fourier Optics

Handout HW10; HW9 Due; Lab 9 (Grating and Spatial Filter) ; Lab 8 due

23

November 13

Thursday

Polarization

 

24

November 18

Tuesday

Optical Forces

HW10 due; Lab 10 (Optical Trapping); Lab 9 due

25

November 20

Thursday

Project Lectures I

 

26

November 25

Tuesday

Project Lectures II

No Labs this week: Lab 10 due

November 27

Thursday

Thanksgiving

Holiday

27

December 2

Tuesday

Laser Light

Term Review

Lab 11 (Holography)

 

December 4

Thursday

3 - 5 pm

Final Exam 1420 BPS 

Lab 11 Due (Friday 5pm, BPS 4241)

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