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Physics 352
Optics
Spring, 2013 at Hope College
Instructor: Steve Remillard
Office: VanderWerf 205
Phone: 395-7507
Email: remillard@hope.edu
Office Hours (tentative): T 1:30-2:20; F 9:30-10:20 when in town; (or any other time)
Lecture: T & Th 9:30-10:20 am
My Philosophy for this Course
Unlike the introductory General Physics II course, which established the ideas of waves and
geometric optics, this course has two objectives: (1) to help you to develop a theoretical grasp of
electromagnetic waves which then allows you to solve new problems unaided by examples; and (2)
to introduce you to the use of optical analysis and instruments at the professional level. We will
work through the textbook, Optics, 4th Edition, by Eugene Hecht, which provides a rigorous
development of the subject.
Text
Optics, 4th Edition, by Eugene Hecht (Addison-Wesley, 2002), ISBN 0-8053-8566-5
Schaum’s Outline of Optics, By Eugene Hecht (McGraw-Hill, 1974), 0-0702-7730-3 (optional)
Prerequisites
Phys 280 Introduction to Mathematical Physics and Engineering (or permission)
Course Evaluation
Tests 1 and 2
One cumulative final exam
Homework, Presentations & Lab
44%
26%
30%
(22% each)
Grading System
The following scale will be used for the cumulative course grade: 93-100%=A, 90-93%=A–, 8790%=B+, 83-87%=B, 80-83%=B–, 77-80%=C+, 73-77%=C, 70-73%=C–, 67-70%=D+,
60-67%=D, Below 60%=F. (Answer to FAQ: 83.0000% is a B, NOT a B-)
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The Course Web Site:
http://www.hope.edu/academic/physics/faculty/remillard/PHYS352.html or just go to my
faculty web page found on the physics department web site and select “Teaching”. The
homework assignments will be posted on this website, and there is a password protected page
where you will find solution keys.
Homework – Five very important things you need to know.
o There will be one weekly problem set due usually on Friday at 5:00 pm. To
accommodate holidays and tests, some problem sets may be due on a different day
than Friday. Consult the assignments page on the course web site.
o The readings listed in the syllabus need to be finished prior to the indicated class date.
This is the only way this course will work for you. Class time will build on the
reading – not replace it. Pop quizzes, which will count as homework points, might
be necessary to force this practice.
o You might need to spend some time outside of class using the advanced lab.
o Unless requested by me or by the problem statement, solutions done with MAPLE or
any other program will be returned ungraded. Evidence that a computer program
was used, such as obvious skipped steps or gobblygook that doesn’t even make sense
to you, might have the same outcome.
o Late policy: 20% per day beginning at 5:01 pm. Weekends included.
Tests & Exam
Two closed book tests will be given. The final exam, which will be cumulative, will be a 24 hour
take-home. We will all agree to the same 24 hour time block. If you miss a test, you must make it
up quickly. You must have informed me prior to the test time of your situation, and the excuse
needs to be a good one.
Presentations
There are some topics covered in this course that do not lend well to lecturing. In Chapter 5 there
are several bite-sized treatments of paraxial theory applications, and again in Chapter 8 for
polarization applications. These mini-topics are listed on the schedule for Feb 14 and March 7.
For those two days, you are only responsible for reading the section you will report on. Each
member of the class will take one of these topics and prepare a 10 minute presentation using at least
3 slides. The presentation should be based primarily out of the textbook, although feel free to use
other sources to inform your preparation. Presentation grades will, in part, be peer-determined.
10% will be deducted for every minute over 10 minutes – beginning with the first second.
Labs
Working in groups 3, you will perform the experiments on the optics bench in the Advanced Lab
(Vanderwerf Room B25). The experiments will take between 2 and 4 hours to complete, and will
also require some preparation. Rather than the regularly scheduled class time for March 14 and
April 18, your group will come into the lab to complete the experiment.
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Disabilities
If you require accommodation for any kind of disability that falls within ADA guidelines please
contact me during the first week of the semester. Several useful services are also available from
Student Development (395-7800) and the Academic Support Center (395-7830).
Comments about email
Please use your firstname.lastname@hope.edu email to communicate with your Hope faculty.
Check your email daily for announcements. You are responsible for any announcement sent out by
me to the class. Also, I would like to encourage you to always use face-to-face communication to
provide feedback to your professors rather than email, as email “venting” so often results in
regrettable one-way miscommunications.
Withdrawing
The deadline for withdrawing from this course or converting to P/F is March 14, 2013.
Some Tempting Opportunities for Academic Dishonesty in this Course:
discussing a test with someone who hasn’t taken it; using a homework website or a solution
manual for assignments; using MAPLE to solve homework problems that you are supposed to
solve; copying homework instead of collaborating; Copying off a neighbor during a test or a quiz. I
wasn’t born yesterday and it is very hard to get away with systematic cheating under my watch.
The penalty for cheating on homework or a test can be as severe as an F in the course, and will
certainly result in a report to the provost. Buying a solution manual is the same thing as paying
someone else to do your homework. All work in Physics/Engineering 361 is subject to scrutiny for
plagiarism. See http://www.hope.edu/lib/plagiarism/index.html for more details on Hope College’s
policy on plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarism. Please see the college handbook for the full
college policy on unethical behavior.
Extra Credit Policy
Your grade in this course is determined by your performance on course requirements. You have
enough work to do just to perform well on these course requirements. If that performance is not
going well, adding more work won’t help. Therefore, there is no extra credit in this course.
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Schedule
PHYS 352, Optics
Date
1/8
1/10
1/15
1/17
1/22
1/24
1/29
1/31
2/5
2/7
2/12
2/14
Assigned Reading*
1-2.2
2.3-2.9, 3.1-3.2
3.6
3.3-3.5
4.1-4.5
4.6
4.7
Paul Bourget
5.1-5.2
5.3-5.4
Winter Break
5.5.1, 5.6,
5.7.3-5.7.6
2/19
6.2-6.3.1
2/21
2/26
2/28
3/5
3/7
7.1-7.2
Test 1
7.3-7.4.3
8.1-8.6
8.7, 8.10, 8.11, 8.13
3/12
3/14
3/19
3/21
3/26
3/28
4/2
4/4
4/9
4/11
4/16
4/18
4/23
4/25
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Spring 2013
Class Topic
Overview of Optics
Electromagnetic Waves
Reviews of Complex numbers; E&M; Spectrum
Irradiance; Dispersion
Rayleigh Scattering; Reflection; Refraction
Fresnel’s Equations
Fresnel’s Equations
Visiting Lecturer from the Optics Industry
Paraxial Theory: lenses
Paraxial Theory continued: stops, eyepieces, mirrors
Presentations on Paraxial Theory Applications:
Dispersing prism; Vision; Fiber optics; Magnifying
Glass; Eyepieces; Microscopes; Telescopes; Cameras
Advanced Topics from Geometrical Optics: Matrix
Methods; Aberrations
Superposition of Waves; Group Velocity
Chapters 1-6
Fourier Expansion of Anharmonic Waves; Pulses
Polarization
Presentations on Polarization Applications:
Retarders; Optical Activity; Photoelasticity; Faraday
Rotation; The Kerr & Pockels Effects; Liquid Crystals
Interference and Interferometers
Lab: Michelson & Fabry-Perot Interferometers
9.1-9.3a; 9.4.2-9.5
9.6, Times TBA
Spring Break
Spring Break
10.1-10.2.1
Fraunhofer Diffraction
10.2.4-10.2.8
Scalar Diffraction Theory; Diffraction Gratings
11.1-11.2
Fourier Transforms
11.3.1-11.3.3
Fourier Optics: Convolution
11.3.4-11.3.5
Fourier Optics: Diffraction; Autocorrelation
13.1
Laser Physics
Test 2
Ch 7-11
Times TBA
Lab: Complex Dispersion with a Diode Laser
13.2
Imaging
13.4
Nonlinear Optics; Catch-up
Final Exam
Take-home schedule TBA
Each lecture is 80 minutes long. This schedule is subject to change at any time.
*From Hecht, Optics, 4th Edition
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