PHYS 195 Waves and Light

3 semester hours

An interactive and experimental introduction to geometric optics with emphasis on applications to the modern world. Topics include: ray-tracing, reflection, refraction, thin lenses, polarization, interference, diffraction, thin films, wave-particle duality of light.

Lecture, 2 hours; Laboratory, 2 hours.

Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering students only.

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