PHYS 652: Applied Optics

Syllabus
1. Instructor
Zenghu Chang
Professor, Department of Physics
e-mail: chang@phys.ksu.edu
Phone: (785) 532-1621
Room: 330


Lecture and Lab: M, W, and F every week at 2:30 pm in CW312.

Homework and lab reports are due the following Monday at 2:30 pm.

Late turn in of homework and lab reports are not accepted except very special cases.

Office Hour: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30-5:00pm. Other time by appointment.

2. Grade Allocations

  • Home work: 1/4 (you get extra points by solving in-class problems).
  • Lab: 1/4
  • Tests: 1/4 (the lowest of the three tests will be dropped).
  • Final exam: 1/4
  • A:90-100, B:80-89, C:70-79, D:60-69, F:0-59

3. Text book

Optics, by E. Hecht,
4th edition, Addison Wesley. ISBN 0-8053-8566-5

4. Lecture notes

 

           My lecture notes will be posted at the online.ksu.edu in  "course info". It informs you what is

covered. The notes are not intended to replace the text book. It may help you to better understand

the text book.

5. Chapters to be covered

 

Chapter 6 More on Geometrical Optics

First  test

 

Chapter 7 The Superposition of Waves

Chapter 9 Interference (section 9.7 only)

Chapter 10 Diffraction

Second test

 

Chapter 11 Fourier Optics

Third test

 

Chapter 13 Modern Optics

Final review

Final Exam

6. Statement

 

I.      Disabilities:

If you have any condition such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it

difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it or which will require academic

accommodations, please notify me and contact the Disabled Students Office (Holton 202),

 in the first two weeks of the course.

 

II.     Plagiarism:

Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam,

paper or project; failure in the course; and/or expulsion from the University.  For more

information refer to the “Academic Dishonesty” policy in K-State Undergraduate Catalog

and the Undergraduate Honor System Policy on the Provost’s web page at

http://www.ksu.edu/honor/.

 

Copyright 1/11/2006, Zenghu Chang, as to this syllabus and all lectures. Students are prohibited

from selling (or being paid from taking) notes during this course to or by any person or commercial

firm without the express written permission of the professor teaching this course.

 
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