| Week 1 | Friday, August 26 | ||
| introductions |
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| Week 2 | Monday, August 29 | Wednesday, August 31 | Friday, September 2 |
| Fermat
applet for reflection and refraction |
HW
Set 2 - chapt 1. 8 Due Tuesday, September 6 Have read chapt 8 sections 4-6 for Friday |
Have read chapt 8 sections 7,8
and chapt 9 sections 1, 2 for Monday Electromagnetic wave applet |
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| Week 3 | Monday, September 5 | Wednesday, September 7 | Friday, September 9 |
| short quiz 1 Have read chapt 9 sections 3-5 for Wednesday superposition of waves applet |
no new reading for Friday HW Set 3 - chapt 8, 9 |
finish up chapt 9 Have read chapt 10 sections 1 and 2 by Monday |
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| Week 4 | Monday, September 12 | Wednesday, September 14 | Friday, September 16 |
| Have read chapt 10 sections 3 and 4 for Wednesday Group velocity applet |
HW
Set 4 - chapt 10 Double slit interference applet No new reading for Friday |
For Monday have read chapt 10 sections
5-7 |
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| Week 5 | Monday, September 19 | Wednesday, September 21 | Friday, September 23 |
| Have read Chapt 11 section 1, 2 by Friday | Reminder: Brian Greene lecture is Thursday evening |
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| Week 6 | Monday, September 26 | Wednesday, September 28 | Friday, September 30 |
| HW
Set 5 - chapt 11, plus a couple from chapt coming next week Due Tuesday October 11 |
Reading day no class Have read chapter 11 sections 3-6 by Monday |
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| Week 7 | Monday, October 3 | Wednesday, October 5 | Friday, October 7 |
| Have read chapt 11 sections 7-9 by Wednesday Test I, chapters 1, 8, 9, 10, outside of class |
Have read chapt 12 sections 1-3 by Friday Plus make up sections 4 - 6 We'll do that make up class Friday from 10:30-11:20. Webtop optics site (many cool optics related animations and info) |
note: MARCUS conference Oct 8 Quiz 2 (on 1-3) make up class is at 10:30 Fourier synthesis applet Another Fourier applet |
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| Week 8 | Monday, October 10 | Wednesday, October 12 | Friday, October 14 |
| We'll finish up chapt 11 Have read chapt 15 Production of Polarized Light, sections 1-4 |
Paper proposal due polarization direction applet - circular etc. polarization applet effect of multiple polarizers applet HW Set 6 chapt 12, Due Tuesday October 18 Have read chapt 15 sections 5-7 by Friday |
calcite birefringence applet |
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| Week 9 | Monday, October 17 | Wednesday, October 19 | Friday, October 21 |
| finish chapter 15 quiz on chapt 15 Have read chapt 16 sections 1-3 by Wednesday Be ready to explain derivation of single slit diffraction to the class |
HW
Set 7 chapt 15, Due Tuesday October 25 cover chapt 16 |
single
slit diffraction Have read chapt 16 4-6 by Monday Be ready to do circular aperature diffraction |
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| Week 10 | Monday, October 24 | Wednesday, October 26 | Friday, October 28 |
| continue chapt 16 | HW
Set 8 Chapt 16 Due Tuesday, November 1 |
finish chapt 16 have read chapter 17 sections 1, 2 |
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| Week 11 | Monday, October 31 | Wednesday, November 2 | Friday, November 4 |
| quiz on chapt 16 start chapt 17 diffraction grating applet have read chapt 17 sections 3-5 by Wednesday |
HW
Set 9 Chapt 17, Due Tuesday November 8 |
starter blackbody applet blackbody
spectrum applet (another...) have read chapt 21 laser basics, sections 1-3 (was for friday) plus sections 4 and 5 |
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| Week 12 | Monday, November 7 | Wednesday, November 9 | Friday, November 11 |
| continue chapt 21 laser basics | HW
Set 10 Due Tuesday, November 29 |
reschedule class (after thanksgiving) | |
| Week 13 | Monday, November 14 | Wednesday, November 16 | Friday, November 18 |
| quiz on chapter 21 |
Test II chapt 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 same equation sheet rules as test I Can be taken starting Wednesday at 12:30, 2 hours given, pick up exam from me |
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| Week 14 | Monday, November 21 | Wednesday, November 23 | Friday, November 25 |
| Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | |
| Week 15 | Monday, November 28 | Wednesday, November 30 | Friday, December 2 |
| finish optical properties of materials that we started Wed | intro to nonlinear optics | more NLO | |
| Week 16 | Monday, December 5 | Wednesday, December 7 | Friday, December 9 |
| finish nlo | paper presentations - each student given 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions | last day of class paper due today |
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