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Schedule

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Week Date Lecture Class
Slides
Lab Homework
1
Monday
8/26/2024

Lecture 1

Introduction Slides
Geomatrical Optics (p.1-6)

     
Tuesday
8/27/2024
    No lab  
Wednesday
8/28/2024

Lecture 2

Geomatrical Optics (continued)
Lens and Mirror (p. 1-11)

Slides02 No lab

HW #1
Due Sep 10 5PM

HW #1 solutions

Thursday
8/29/2024
    No lab  
Friday
8/30/2024
       
2
Monday
9/2/2024
Labor Day – No Classes
Tuesday
9/3/2024
    Lab #1: Aberrations or Telescope  
Wednesday
9/4/2024

Lecture 3

Lens and Mirror (continued)
Optical Systems

Slides03 Lab #1: Aberrations or Telescope  
Thursday
9/5/2024
    Lab #1:  Aberrations or Telescope  
Friday
9/6/2024
       
3
Monday
9/9/2024
Class Cancelled      
Tuesday
9/10/2024
     

HW #1 is due

HW #2
Due Sep 17 5PM

HW #2 solutions

Wednesday
9/11/2024

Lecutre 4

Aberrations, Matrix Method (p. 1-19)

Slides04    
Thursday
9/12/2024
       
Friday
9/13/2024
       
4
Monday
9/16/2024

Lecture 5

Matrix Method (continued)
Review of Waves

Slides05    
Tuesday
9/17/2024
    Lab #2, Telescope or Aberrations

HW #2 is due

HW #3
Due Sep 24 5PM

HW #3 solutions

Wednesday
9/18/2024

Lecture 6

Electromagnetic Waves
Energy in EM Waves (p. 1-3)

  Lab #2, Telescope or Aberrations  
Thursday
9/19/2024
    Lab #2, Telescope or Aberrations  
Friday
9/20/2024
       
5
Monday
9/23/2024

Lecture 7

Energy in EM Waves (continued)
Light in Matter (p. 1-7)

Slides07    
Tuesday
9/24/2024
    Lab #2, continued

HW #3 is due

HW #4
Due Oct 1 5PM

HW #4 solutions

Wednesday
9/25/2024

Lecture 8

Light in Matter (continued)
Fresnel Equaitons (p. 1-3)

Slides08 Lab #2, continued  
Thursday
9/26/2024
    Lab #2, continued  
Friday
9/27/2024
       
6
Monday
9/30/2024

Lecture 9

Fresnel Equaitons (continued)
Reflection and Transmission (p. 1-4)

Slides09    
Tuesday
10/1/2024
    Lab #3, your choice

HW #4 is due

HW #5
Due Oct 8 5PM

HW #5 solutions

Wednesday
10/2/2024

Lecture 10

Reflection and Transmission (continued)

Slides10 Lab #3, your choice  
Thursday
10/3/2024
    Lab #3, your choice  
Friday
10/4/2024
       
7
Monday
10/7/2024

Lecture 11

Fourier Analysis

Slides11    
Tuesday
10/8/2024
    Lab #3, continued

HW #5 is due

HW #6
Due Oct 15 5PM

HW #6 solutions

Wednesday
10/9/2024

Lecture 12

Wave Packets

Slides12 Lab #3, continued  
Thursday
10/10/2024
    Lab #3, continued  
Friday
10/11/2024
       
8
Monday
10/14/2024

Lecture 13

Polarization

Slides13    
Tuesday
10/15/2024
    No Lab

HW #6 is due

No new HW

Wednesday
10/16/2024

Lecture 14

Polarizers

Slides14 No Lab  
Thursday
10/17/2024
    No Lab  
Friday
10/18/2024
       
9
Monday
10/21/2024

Midterm Exam

Loomis Laboratory, Room 144

Exam + Solutions

Tuesday
10/22/2024
    Lab #4, your choice

HW #7
Due Oct 29 5PM

HW #7 solutions

Wednesday
10/23/2024

Lecture 15

Birefringence and Phase Shift (p. 1-10)

Slides15 Lab #4, your choice  
Thursday
10/24/2024
    Lab #4, your choice  
Friday
10/25/2024
       
10
Monday
10/28/2024

Lecture 16

Birefringence and Phase Shift (continued)
Interference

Slides16    
Tuesday
10/29/2024
    Lab #4, continued

HW #7 is due

HW #8
Due Nov 5 5PM

HW #8 solutions

Wednesday
10/30/2024

Lecture 17

Interferometry

Slides17 Lab #4, continued  
Thursday
10/31/2024
    Lab #4, continued  
Friday
11/1/2024
       
11
Monday
11/4/2024

Lecture 18

Multiple-Beam Interference (p. 1-10)

     
Tuesday
11/5/2024
    Lab #5, your choice

HW #8 is due

HW #9
Due Nov 12 5PM

HW #9 solutions

Wednesday
11/6/2024

Lecture 19

Multiple-Beam Interference (continued)

Slides19 Lab #5, your choice  
Thursday
11/7/2024
    Lab #5, your choice  
Friday
11/8/2024
       
12
Monday
11/11/2024

Lecture 20

Diffraction, Fraunhofer Diffraction (p. 1-8)

     
Tuesday
11/12/2024
    Lab #5, continued

HW #9 is due

HW #10
Due Nov 19 5PM

HW #10 solutions

Wednesday
11/13/2024

Lecture 21

Diffraction, Fraunhofer Diffraction (continued)

Slides21 Lab #5, continued  
Thursday
11/14/2024
    Lab #5, continued  
Friday
11/15/2024
       
13
Monday
11/18/2024

Lecture 22

Fourier Methods in Diffraction

Slides22    
Tuesday
11/19/2024
    Makeup

HW #11 is due

HW #11
Due Dec 3 5PM

HW #11 solutions

Wednesday
11/20/2024

Lecture 23

Diffraction Grating (p. 1-6)

  Makeup  
Thursday
11/21/2024
    Makeup  
Friday
11/22/2024
       
14
Monday
11/25/2024

Fall Break

No Classes

Tuesday
11/26/2024
Wednesday
11/27/2024
Thursday
11/28/2024
Friday
11/29/2024
15
Monday
12/2/2024

Lecture 24

Diffraction Grating (continued)
Fresnel Diffraction (p. 1-6)

Slides24    
Tuesday
12/3/2024
    Makeup

HW #11 is due

 

Wednesday
12/4/2024

Lecture 25

Fresnel Diffraction (continued)
Holography (p. 1-5)

Slides25 Makeup

HW #12
Due Dec 11 5PM

HW #12 solutions

Thursday
12/5/2024
    Makeup  
Friday
12/6/2024
       
16
Monday
12/9/2024

Lecture 26

Holography (continued)

Slides26    
Tuesday
12/10/2024
     

 

Wednesday
12/11/2024
No Lecture – office hours in classroom     HW #12 is due
Thursday
12/12/2024
Reading day      
17 Wednesday
12/18/2024

Final Exam

331 Armory Building

8:00-11:00 AM