This course offers an introduction to light and its applications, providing a foundational understanding of optical science and technology. Key concepts include the study of light as rays (geometrical optics and radiation), waves (physical optics, wave optics, and Fourier optics), and photons (quantum theory and quantum optics). Additional topics cover photonics, waveguides, optical fibers, nonlinear phenomena. Applications of light discussed in this course include spectroscopy, imaging, interferometry, and holography. The course also introduces fundamental light-matter interactions and lasers.
https://physics.indiana.edu/student-portal/courses/class/iub-spring-2025-phys-p460
https://physics.indiana.edu/student-portal/courses/class/iub-spring-2025-phys-p560
Newtonian mechanics, oscillations and waves, heat and thermodynamics.
First semester of a three-semester, calculus-based sequence intended for science majors. Three lectures, two discussion sections, and one two-hour lab each week.
https://physics.indiana.edu/student-portal/courses/class/iub-fall-2023-phys-p221