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| Week | Dates | Topics and Reading | Homework | Lab |
| 1 | 1/12-1/14 |
M: Overview of Course, Introduction W: Waves: EH 2.1-2.9 |
no homework | no lab, no class tues |
| 2 | 1/19-1/21 |
M: MLK Jr. day, no class T: E&M and light: EH 3.1-3.4 W: E&M and light: EH 3.5-3.7 |
HW#1 due 1/21 |
no lab, but class will meet for a lecture |
| 3 | 1/26-1/28 |
M: Light Propagation: EH 4.1-4.2 W: snow day |
HW#2 due 1/28 |
Index of Refraction |
| 4 | 2/2-2/4 |
M: Light Propagation: EH 4.3-4.7 W: Light Propagation(cont): EH 4.8-4.11 |
HW#3 due 2/4 |
Imaging with simple lenses |
| 5 | 2/9-2/11 |
M: Geometrical Optics: EH 5.1-5.5 W: Geometrical Optics (cont): EH 5.6-5.9 |
HW#4 due 2/11 |
Reflection, Fresnel equations |
| 6 | 2/16-2/18 |
M: More Geometrical Optics: EH 6.1-6.3 W: More Geometrical Optics (cont): EH 6.4-6.5 |
HW#5 due 2/18 |
Spherical aberration |
| 7 | 2/23-2/25 |
M: Review W: Exam 1 |
No HW (exam 1) | Magnifier, Microscope, Telescope |
| 8 | 3/2-3/4 |
M: Polarization: EH 8.1-8.7 W: Polarization (cont): EH 8.8-8.13 |
HW#6 due 3/4 |
Linear polarization |
| 9 | 3/9-3/11 |
M: Interference: EH 9.1-9.4 W: Interference: EH 9.5-9.8 |
HW#7 due 3/11 |
Circular polarization |
| 3/16-3/18 | -- | Spring Break! no classes. | ||
| 10 | 3/23-3/25 |
M: Diffraction: EH 10.1-10.3 W: Diffraction (cont): EH 10.4-10.5 |
HW#8 due 3/25 |
Exploration of interference |
| 11 | 3/30-4/1 |
M: Wave Superposition: EH 7.1-7.2 W: Wave Superposition (cont): EH 7.3-7.4 |
HW#9 due 4/1 |
Two-slit interference |
| 12 | 4/6-4/8 |
M: Review W: Exam 2 |
No HW (exam 2) | Diffraction |
| 13 | 4/13-4/15 |
M: Fourier optics: EH 11.1-11.2 W: Fourier optics (cont): EH 11.3 |
- | Final Project |
| 14 | 4/20-4/22 |
M: Coherence: EH 12.1-12.2 W: Coherence (cont): EH 12.3-12.4 |
- | Final Project (cont). |
| 15 | 4/27-4/29 |
M: Modern Optics: EH 13.1-13.2 W: Modern Optics (cont): EH 13.3-13.4 |
- | Final Project (cont) |
| Finals | 5/4-5/8 | Final Exam, date TBA | ||