LECTURE SCHEDULE
FALL 2008
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DATE |
DAY |
TOPICS |
READING, HOMEWORK, LABS |
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1 |
August 26 |
Tuesday |
Introduction to Optics
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2 |
August 28 |
Thursday |
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Hecht Ch. 2 (2.1-2.6) |
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3 |
September 2 |
Tuesday |
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Hecht Ch. 3 (3.4-3.6);
Handout HW1 |
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4 |
September 4 |
Thursday |
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5 |
September 9 |
Tuesday |
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Hecht Ch. 4 (4.5, 4.7);
Handout HW2; HW1 Due |
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6 |
September 11 |
Thursday |
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7 |
September 16 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW3; HW2 Due; Lab
2 (Converging Lens); Lab1 Due |
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8 |
September 18 |
Thursday |
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9 |
September 23 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW4; HW3 Due |
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10 |
September 25 |
Thursday |
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11 |
September 30 |
Tuesday |
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HW4 Due |
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12 |
October 2 |
Thursday |
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October 7 |
Tuesday |
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No Lab |
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13 |
October 9 |
Thursday |
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14 |
October 14 |
Tuesday |
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Reworked midterm due; Handout
HW6; HW5 Due; |
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15 |
October 16 |
Thursday |
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16 |
October 21 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW7; HW6 Due; Lab
6 (Fringes); Lab 5 Due. |
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17 |
October 23 |
Thursday |
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18 |
October 28 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW8; HW7 Due; Lab
7 (Interferometry); Lab 6 Due. |
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19 |
October 30 |
Thursday |
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20 |
November 4 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW9; HW8 Due; Lab
8 (1 & 2-Slit Diffraction); Lab 7 due |
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21 |
November 8 |
Thursday |
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22 |
November 11 |
Tuesday |
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Handout HW10; HW9 Due;
Lab 9 (Grating and Spatial Filter) ; Lab 8 due |
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23 |
November 13 |
Thursday |
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24 |
November 18 |
Tuesday |
Optical Forces |
HW10 due; Lab 10 (Optical
Trapping); Lab 9 due |
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November 20 |
Thursday |
Project Lectures I |
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26 |
November 25 |
Tuesday |
Project Lectures II |
No
Labs this week: Lab 10 due |
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November 27 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving |
Holiday |
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27 |
December 2 |
Tuesday |
Laser Light Term Review |
Lab
11 (Holography) |
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December 4 |
Thursday |
Final Exam 1420 BPS |
Lab 11 Due (Friday 5pm,
BPS 4241) |
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