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PH331: Wave Optics
Semester 1 | Credits: 5
This module provides an in-depth introduction to wave optics and its applications. It will cover topics required for the understanding of modern imaging and photonics, including polarisation, diffraction and interference.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Define terms and explain concepts relating to the physical principles covered by this module’s syllabus.
- Describe the physical laws that connect terms and concepts covered by this module’s syllabus and, where appropriate, derive the mathematical relationships between those terms and concepts.
- Outline applications to real-world situations of the physical principles covered by this module’s syllabus.
- Analyze physical situations using concepts, laws and techniques learned in this module.
- Identify and apply pertinent physics concepts, and appropriate mathematical techniques, to solve physics problems related to the content of this module’s syllabus.
Assessments
- Written Assessment (80%)
- Continuous Assessment (20%)
Teachers
- NICHOLAS DEVANEY:
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- BRIAN WARD:
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- REBECCA NOLAN:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.