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PHY385 Optics - Practicals

Practicals are held in Mondays from 3-5pm in MP222

The goal of practicals is to discuss material from the class in a less formal environment, do some hands-on or computer activities, laboratory experiments and working in teams of 3 or 4.

Practical Schedule

Practical

Date

Topics, Activities

 

Sep. 10

NO PRACTICAL

1

Sep. 17

Introduction to Practicals
Waves Animation for Activity 1.3

2

Sep. 24

Laws of Reflection, Refraction

3

Oct. 1

Review for Test 1


Oct. 8
Thanksgiving - NO PRACTICAL

4

Oct. 15

Thin Lens Equation

 5

Oct. 22

Wavelength of Light

6

Oct. 29

Teams Scrambled!
Telescopes and Microscopes

7 Nov. 5
Review for Test 2
Slide show - 1 per page
Slide show - 9 per page


Nov. 12

Fall Break, University Closed - NO PRACTICAL

8

Nov. 19

Polarization
Tour of Holography Lab in the Institute for Optical Sciences

9

Nov. 26

Diffraction

10

Dec. 3

Review for Final Exam