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Physics 402
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Spring 2015

Announcements

 

The Final Exam will be held in 158 Loomis on Friday, May 8, 2015, 7-10 pm

   The exam will cover the material in lectures 1 – 21

The exam will be open-book: all print materials from the course, including the lecture notes, text, homework sets, and lab write-ups may be used. No electronic aids are permitted, including smartphones, laptops, calculators, etc.

 

 

Midterm Results:

mean = 77

variance = 19

Cutoff for A: ≥ 89 (approx.)

Cutoff for B: ≥ 65 (approx.)

 

 

The Midterm Exam will be held in class on Thursday, March 19, 2015

   The exam will cover the material in lectures 1 - 1211 (excluding wave packets)

The exam will be open-book: all print materials from the course, including the lecture notes, text, homework sets, and lab write-ups may be used. No electronic aids are permitted, including smartphones, laptops, calculators, etc.

 

Welcome to Physics 402 !

 

Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11-12:20 in 158 Loomis

Labs are held Thursdays 1-3:50 pm or Fridays 1-3:50 pm in 6107 ESB

 

Physics 402 General Information

What:
Physics 402 sequence provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of the field of Optics, including geometric optics, ray tracing and the matrix formalism, microscopy, Maxwell’s equations, dispersion, Fresnel formulas, polarization, interference and interferometry, diffraction and scattering, Fourier optics, interferometry, holography, and some special topics in nonlinear and quantum optics.

When:
Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am – 12:20 pm.

Labs will be held Thursdays 1-3:50 pm or Fridays 1-3:50 pm in 6107 ESB

Where:
Lecture meets in 158 Loomis.

Labs meet in 6107 ESB.

Course Texts:

  • Optics, 4th Edition, Eugene Hecht

Course staff:

Instructor: Prof. Peter Abbamonte
Office: 104 Materials Research Laboratory (not to be confused with MSEB)
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m. or by appointment
phone: 244-4861
email: abbamonte@mrl.illinois.edu

 

Lab TA: Janet Shueng

Office: 381 Loomis

Office Hour: Wednesdays, 11 am – 12 pm

Email: jsheung2@illinois.edu

 

Grader: Taylor Byrum

Office: 279 Loomis

Office Hour: Thursdays, 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Email: byrum2@illinois.edu

Course Information and Policies

Course syllabus, Homework, and Discussion

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