| Course Title: Waves and Optics |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: A comprehensive treatment of wave phenomena, particularly light, leading to an introductory study of quantum mechanics. Topics include wave propagation, polarization, interference and interferometry, diffraction, and special relativity. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alexi Arango | aarango@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 118 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Electromagnetism (PHYS-201) and Intro to Math Methods (PHYS-205) or concurrent enrollment in PHYS-205 with permission. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 5 | Available: 13 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-3 Author: Ling, Sanny, and Moebs, Copyright: Edition: Volume: 3 ISBN: 9781947172227 Publisher: OpenStax |
Required | 0.00 |
| Title: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-2 Author: Ling, Sanny, and Moebs, Copyright: Edition: Volume: 2 ISBN: 9781947172210 Publisher: OpenStax |
Required | 0.00 |
| Title: Six Ideas That Shaped Physics: Unit R - Laws of Physics are Frame-Independe Author: Moore, Thomas Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780077600952 Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Recommended | 57.33 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |