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PHYS221 OPTICS AND WAVES

Course Code:	2300221
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	4(4-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Physics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÝLKER ÜMÝT UZUN KAYMAK
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 2300112 Set 2: 2300114 Set 3: 2300106 Set 4: 2300110
One of the sets above should be completed before taking PHYS221 OPTICS AND WAVES.

Course Content

Introduction; geometrical optics; matrix methods in paraxial optics; aberrations; optical instrumentation and the optics of the eye. superposition of waves; interference of light; coherence; polarization; Fraunhofer diffraction.