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+ | *Behavior of light | ||
+ | **Wave equation | ||
+ | **Plane and spherical wave solutions | ||
+ | **Laws of refraction and reflection | ||
+ | **Diffraction and interference | ||
+ | **Relationship of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of light | ||
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+ | *Geometrical optics | ||
+ | **Understand the paraxial and thin-lens assumptions | ||
+ | **Determine the function of an optical system by ray tracing | ||
*Circuits | *Circuits |
Revision as of 21:47, 17 May 2010
Construct and debug instruments
- Optics lab skills
- Handle and clean uncoated and coated optics
- Construct an optical system from components
- Electronics lab skills
- Use an oscilloscope
Model the behavior of optical and electronic systems
- Behavior of light
- Wave equation
- Plane and spherical wave solutions
- Laws of refraction and reflection
- Diffraction and interference
- Relationship of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of light
- Geometrical optics
- Understand the paraxial and thin-lens assumptions
- Determine the function of an optical system by ray tracing
- Circuits
- Understand resistive dividera
- Determine Thevenin and Noron equivalent circuits
- Use input and output impedance to determine the effect of connecting two systems
- Linear systems
- Model a system with lumped elements
- Determine the impulse and frequency response of a system
- Construct a Bode magnitude plot of a system transfer function