Physics 417 Optics Professor Mallinckrodt

Cal Poly Pomona

 

Physics 417 is an upper division physics course in optics. Course topics include geometrical optics and optical instruments, interference, diffraction, polarization, Fourier optics, and lasers.

Class Materials

• Course Syllabus [.pdf format **]

• Problem Set Assignments [.pdf format **]

Problem Sets 1 and 2

Problem Set 3

Problem Sets 4 through and 6

• Phase and Group Velocities of Wave Packets

  A collection of movies showing wave packets with various combinations of phase and group velocity.

• Class Discussion List

  Subscribe by sending the message "sub phy417 your name"
  (with your name substituted for "your name", duh?)
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  to listproc@csupomona.edu with a blank "subject" line.

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Maintained by A. John Mallinckrodt and last updated on 21 May 1999 .

Send comments to ajm at csupomona.edu