Homepage for PHY 201 Waves and Optics
(August-November 2018)
Instructor: Dr. Phani Kumar
Course Content
Simple harmonic motion, Free and damped oscillations, Forced oscillations and resonance, Coupled oscillations and normal modes, Travelling and standing waves, Transverse and longitudinal waves, Wave equation, Plane and spherical waves, Dispersion of waves, Bandwidth theorem for waves, Ray optics, Light waves, Electromagnetic waves, Reflection and refraction, Propagation of light in isotropic media, Interference, diffraction and coherence of light waves
Literature
- A. P. French, Vibrations and Waves (CBS Publishers, 2013).
- Eugene Hecht, Optics (Pearson Education, 2016).
Course Schedule
- Lectures: Tuesday, 8 AM (L1); Thursday, 8 AM (L1); Friday, 2 PM (L1)
- Tutorials: Thursday, 4 PM (L4)
- Quiz I: August 23, 4 - 5 PM (L1 & L4)
- Mid-sem: September 24th, 10 AM - 12 Noon (L1 & L4)
- Quiz II: October 25, 4 - 5 PM (L1 & L4)
- End-sem: November 19th, 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM (L3 & L4)
Course Assessment
- Quizzes I & II: 20%
- Mid-semester Exam: 30%
- End-semester Exam: 50%
Last Updated: November 16, 2018