LECTURE SCHEDULE
FALL 2004
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L |
DATE |
DAY |
TOPICS |
REMARKS |
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1 |
August 31 |
Tuesday |
Fermat's Principle |
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2 |
September 2 |
Thursday |
Snell’s law |
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3 |
September 7 |
Tuesday |
Image formation |
Hand HW1 |
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4 |
September 9 |
Thursday |
Spherical surfaces |
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5 |
September 14 |
Tuesday |
Thin Lenses I |
Hand HW2; HW1 Due |
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6 |
September 16 |
Thursday |
Thin Lenses II |
G1: Mirages and Green Flashes (http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/mirages/mirintro.html,...) |
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7 |
September 21 |
Tuesday |
Mirrors |
Hand HW3; HW2 Due; Lab1 (converging L) |
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8 |
September 23 |
Thursday |
Optical Systems I |
G2: Fiber Optics (Hecht 5.6, http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=170740,...) |
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9 |
September 28 |
Tuesday |
Optical Systems II |
Hand HW4; HW3 Due; Lab 2 (diverging L); Lab1 Due |
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10 |
September 30 |
Thursday |
Review |
G3: The Eye and Eyegleasses (Hecht 5.7,JW 10.1,…) |
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11 |
October 5 |
Tuesday |
Practice M1 |
Lab 3 (Periscope/Telescope). |
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12 |
October 7 |
Thursday |
Midterm I |
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13 |
October 12 |
Tuesday |
Waves |
Hand HW5; HW4 Due; Lab 4 (Microscope);Lab2 Due; Lab 3 Due. |
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14 |
October 14 |
Thursday |
Interference |
G4: The Rainbow
(http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html,...) |
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15 |
October 19 |
Tuesday |
Phase Shift |
Hand HW6; HW5 Due ;Lab 5 (Interference); Lab4 Due. |
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16 |
October 21 |
Thursday |
Fizeau Fringes |
G5: The Photon (Hecht
Ch.13, JW |
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17 |
October 26 |
Tuesday |
Michelson
Interferometer |
Hand HW7; HW6 Due; Lab 6 (Michelson); Lab5 Due. |
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18 |
October 28 |
Thursday |
Two narrow slits |
G6: Absorption, Emission,
Scattering (Hecht Ch.13, JW |
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19 |
November 2 |
Tuesday |
Single slit diffraction |
Hand HW8; HW7 Due; Lab 7 (S/D Slit); Lab 6 Due. |
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20 |
November 4 |
Thursday |
Double Slit diffraction |
G7: Laser and Laserlight (Hecht Ch.14.2, JW |
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21 |
November 9 |
Tuesday |
N-Slit Diffraction |
Hand HW9; HW8 Due; Lab 8 (Diff grating); Lab 7 due |
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22 |
November 11 |
Thursday |
Diffraction Grating |
G8: Holography (Hecht
Ch.14.3, JW |
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23 |
November 16 |
Tuesday |
Review |
Lab 9 (Filter) |
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24 |
November 18 |
Thursday |
Midterm II |
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25 |
November 23 |
Tuesday |
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November 25 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving |
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26 |
November 30 |
Tuesday |
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Hand HW10; HW9 due; Lab10 (Polarization); Lab 9 due; Lab 8 due |
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27 |
December 2 |
Thursday |
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G9: Quantum Cryptography (http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-53/iss-11/p22.html,...) |
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28 |
December 7 |
Tuesday |
Review |
HW10 Due; Lab 11 (AFM); Lab 10 Due |
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December 16 |
Thursday |
Final Exam 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Lab 11 Due |
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