Prerequisites: PHYS 040C with a grade of “C-” or better or consent of instructor
Description: For engineering and physical sciences students. Topics in electromagnetic waves including Maxwell’s equations; geometrical optics; optical instruments, cavities, and waveguides; interference, diffraction, and polarization; and special theory of relativity. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications.
Credit: Credit is not awarded for PHYS 040D if it has already been awarded for PHYS 002C or PHYS 041C.