PHYS2222 Waves and Optics

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PHYS2222 Waves and Optics Co-ordinator Dr.
HuashengWu Aim To give a coherent
introduction to the development of modern
physical optics, with particular attention to the
wave properties and quantum theories of light.
Contents Historical review of the development
of optics, the mathematical theory of wave motion
and the electromagnetic theory of light the
propagation of light and the laws of reflection
and refraction Geometrical Optics theories,
experimental observation and applications of
polarization, interference and diffraction
Fourier methods in image formation and
diffraction theory coherence theory and
correlation interferometry the quantum theory of
light and probability in wave optics.
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Teaching 36 hours of lectures and tutorial
classes Assessment One 2-hour written
examination (75 weighting), course
assessment (25 weighting) Textbooks Optics,
4th edition, by Eugene Hecht, published by
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company References
R. Guenther Modern Optics (John Wiley, 1990)