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| PHYS 3305 | 
| Optics and Wave Theory | 
| Three semester hours. | 
| A detailed study of optics. Topics include thin and thick lenses, the lensmaker s equation, apertures, optical machines, interference, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction and polarization, the Cornu Spiral. Electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, physical optics, optical instruments, lasers and holography. Prerequisites: PHYS 2326/PHYS 2126, MATH 2415. | 
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