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Lecture Notes and Supplemental Handouts
| Introduction | Lecture 14 (10/21) - Fourier transform |
| Lecture 1 (9/2) - Waves | Fourier Transforms (handout) |
| Complex Numbers (handout) | Lecture 15 (10/26) - Fourier and wave propagation |
| Lecture 2 (9/7) - Electromagnetism | Lecture 16 (10/28) - Huygens-Fresnel theory and Fraunhofer diffraction |
| Lecture 3 (9/9) - Light and matter | Lecture 17
(11/2) - Applications of Fraunhofer diffraction |
| Lecture 4 (9/14) - Scattering approach | Lecture 18 (11/4) - Fourier optics |
| Lecture 5 (9/16) - Fermat's principle | Lecture 19 (11/9) - Polarization of light |
| Lecture 6 (9/21) - Fresnel relations | Lecture 20 (11/11) - Polarizers and retarders |
| Lecture 7 (9/23) - TIR and metal mirrors | Lecture 21 (11/16) - Retarders and Jones calculus |
| Lecture 8 (9/28) - Ray optics I | Lecture 22 (11/18) - Interferometers |
| Lecture 9 (9/30) - Ray optics II | Lecture 23 (11/23) - Laser beams |
| Lecture 10 (10/5) - Ray matrices | Lecture 24 (11/30) - Coherence theory - temporal |
| Lecture 11 (10/7) - Optical systems survey | Lecture 25
(12/2) - Coherence theory - spatial |
| Regarding the midterm | Lecture 26 (12/7) - Quantum Optics |
| Lecture 12 (10/14) - Aberrations and system design | Lecture 27 (12/9) - Final Review |
| Lecture 13 (10/19) - Superposition and interference |
Homework Assignments
HW 1 due
9/14 solutions
Avg: 30/35
HW 2 due
9/21 solutions
Avg: 23/30
HW 3 due
9/28 solutions
Avg: 31/35
HW 4 due 10/5
solutions
Avg: 26/30
HW 5 due
10/14 solutions
Avg: 26/30
HW 6 due
10/26 solutions a,b Avg: 20/25
HW 7 due
11/2 solutions
Avg: 20/25
HW 8 due 11/9
solutions
Avg: 19/25
HW 9 due
11/23 solutions
Avg: 24/30
HW 10 due 12/7
solutions
Avg: 19/25
Exams
Midterm due
10/21 solutions
Avg: 40/60 Std Dev: 11
Final 12/17 solutions
Avg: 44/80 Std Dev: 15
Course grade statistics:
| A+ |
1 |
| A |
11 |
| A- |
25 |
| B+ |
5 |
| B |
5 |
| B- |
7 |