2023-2024 Academic Catalog

PHYS 321 Geometrical Optics

A survey of geometrical optics, including lenses, ray-tracing, analysis of simple optical instruments (microscopes, telescopes) and an introduction to interference phenomena. This course consists of the first five weeks of PHYS 323. Two 75-minute periods per week, one of which may be used for laboratory exercises.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Grades of "C-" or better in PHYS 206, MA 141, and MA 233.

Offered

Even Year Fall Semester