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    Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog
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PHYS 285 - Optics


Credits: 4

Laboratory course. Prerequisite: PHYS 225 or ENGN 225. A study of the properties of electromagnetic waves with special emphasis on visible light. Wave descriptions are developed for scattering, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization. Topics in geometrical optics are also studied, including lenses and aberration theory.



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