Hubble Before and After Optics
Optics and Laboratory
 
PHY 4264 (CRN 31710) and PHY 4264L (CRN 31711)
Summer Semester, 2004


Welcome to the web page for the course "Optics and Lab".

This course covers the basic principles and methods of modern optics. Topics covered will include Geometrical Optics, Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics, Wave Theory, Interference, Diffraction, and Polarization Effects.  The student successfully completing this course will be able to solve basic problems on the above topics, perform simple optics laboratory experiments and will have a good basic understanding of modern optics.

Announcements

Look here regularly for course info, updates, and announcements
7/6/04 UPDATE:  Latest Estimated Course Grades to date are now posted here.  Also you can see your Homework Grades to Date posted here  and your Lab Grades to Date are posted here.
7/2/04 There were some typos in Homework #9  passed out in class. The corrected version can be downloaded from the Homework page. or directly by clicking on this link.

6/27/04

Latest Estimated Course Grades to date are now posted here.  Also you can see your Homework Grades to Date posted here  and your Lab Grades to Date are posted here. 

6/24/04 Exam #1 scores are now posted here.  Also you can see your Homework Grades to Date posted here.  The lab writeups for the next week's lab  can now be downloaded from the Lab Page. We will do "Experiment #4 - Single Slit Diffraction" in lab next week (June 28 - July 2). 
6/11/04 The lab writeups for the next two labs  can be downloaded from the Lab Page. We will do "Experiment #3 - Laser Diffraction by a Ruler" in lab next week (June 14 - 16).  We will do "Experiment #2 - Dispersion in the Prism Spectrometer" in lab the following week (June 21 - 23).
6/9/04
I have just been informed that classes are canceled at UCO this Friday, June 11. The next optics class meeting will then be Monday, June 14. Homework #3 will be due then. The lab writeup for next week's lab  can be downloaded by Friday. We will do "Experiment #3 - Laser Diffraction by a Ruler" in lab next week.
6/8/04
Homework Grades to Date are Posted Here.
6/4/04
    EXCEL Tutorial for Physicists and Engineers

We will be using the EXCEL spreadsheet in lab to plot and analyze data. If you are unfamiliar with EXCEL or are rusty with it you might want to review the Excel Tutorial at

phoenix.phys.clemson.edu/tutorials/excel/

before coming to Lab #1 next week.
6/2/04         HW #0 due by 5:00 PM, Friday June 4

 We have a lot of material to cover, so we will get off to a running start. The following Homework Assignment is due the by 5:00 PM Friday June 4:  Go to
and complete the online survey there. Be sure to press the send button at the bottom of the web page to submit your completed survey. I will send you a return email to you to notify you I have received the assignment.




Last modified: May 31, 2004.
wwilson@ucok.edu