Standard syllabus
Optics · Undergraduate · Physics
Learning objectives from the Optics syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Geometric optics
- Fermat's principle and ray tracing — Fermat's principle and ray tracing
- Mirrors, thin lenses, and lensmaker's equation — Mirrors, thin lenses, and lensmaker's equation
- Optical instruments: microscopes and telescopes — Optical instruments: microscopes and telescopes
- Aberrations: spherical, chromatic, and coma — Aberrations: spherical, chromatic, and coma
- Matrix methods for paraxial rays — Matrix methods for paraxial rays
Wave optics
- Huygens–Fresnel principle and coherence — Huygens–Fresnel principle and coherence
- Young's double slit and Michelson interferometer — Young's double slit and Michelson interferometer
- Diffraction: single slit, gratings, and resolution — Diffraction: single slit, gratings, and resolution
- Fabry–Pérot and thin-film interference — Fabry–Pérot and thin-film interference
- Fourier optics overview — Fourier optics overview
Polarization and modern optics
- Linear, circular, and elliptical polarization — Linear, circular, and elliptical polarization
- Birefringence and wave plates — Birefringence and wave plates
- Lasers: population inversion and cavities — Lasers: population inversion and cavities
- Nonlinear optics introduction — Nonlinear optics introduction
- Fiber optics and photonic devices — Fiber optics and photonic devices
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- Mixed Practice
- Multi-Unit Problems
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- Geometric optics
Fermat's principle and ray tracing
Coming soon - Wave optics
Huygens–Fresnel principle and coherence
Coming soon - Polarization and modern optics
Linear, circular, and elliptical polarization
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