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OPTI 200
Spring '12
Syllabus
subject to change!--last
updated 5-1-2012
Changes Made:
Removed Reading assignment from Ch. 9.
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"STL" ≡ Seeing the Light
"AM" ≡ Additional Material |
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Class # |
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Topic
Lecture Notes |
AM |
Reading Assignment |
Homework |
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1 |
W |
1/11 |
Introduction, Math Review--SI System
Images.ppt |
L1 |
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STL (Appendix A) |
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2 |
F |
1/13 |
'What is Light?' |
L2 |
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STL (1.1), OMC(pgs.
1-7)
Handout--"Empire of Light" |
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M |
1/16 |
NO CLASS--MLK Holiday |
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3 |
W |
1/18 |
'Electromagnetic Radiation', 'Properties
of Waves', 'Resonance' |
L3
L4 |
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STL (1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
STL(1.2B) |
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4 |
F |
1/20 |
'Extending the Day--The History of Artificial Lighting' |
L5 |
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STL(1.4) |
HW1-due |
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5 |
M |
1/23 |
Light Sources "You're
in the Limelight" "Limelight"--Rush
"Light
Sources" (lecture slides)
"LED
bulbs: The end of the lightbulb as we know it?" |
L6 |
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"White-Light LEDs"
"The Drive for
Energy Efficient Lighting"
"Legislator Targets Indandescent Bulbs"
"Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs" |
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6 |
W |
1/25 |
'The Laser' |
L6b |
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Lasers.ppt |
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7 |
F |
1/27 |
Lab Exercise #1--Waves, Light Sources..... |
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LE1-due |
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8 |
M |
1/30 |
.....Lab Exercise #1--Waves, Light Sources |
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9 |
W |
2/1 |
'Shadows' |
L7 |
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STL(2.1, 2.2, 2.3) |
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10 |
F |
2/3 |
'Reflection.....' |
L8 |
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STL (2.4), OMC("Reflection
and Refraction" pgs. 8-10) |
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11 |
M |
2/6 |
'Reflection.....' |
L9 |
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"Micro Mirror
Technology"
DCT Telescope Mirror |
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12 |
W |
2/8 |
'Reflection' |
L10 |
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Journal Topic 1: "Luminous" |
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13 |
F |
2/10 |
(.....) |
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14 |
M |
2/13 |
'Refraction', 'TIR, Optical Fibers |
L11 |
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STL(2.5, 2.6) |
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15 |
W |
2/15 |
Dispersion, Rainbows' |
L12 |
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POP QUIZ |
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16 |
F |
2/17 |
'Real and Virtual Images', 'Reflection
from Plane Mirrors', 'Kaleidoscopes' |
L13 |
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17 |
M |
2/20 |
(.....) |
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Journal Topic 2: "Shadows" |
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18 |
W |
2/22 |
'Concave and Convex Spherical Mirrors--Ray Tracing Rules' |
L14 |
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19 |
F |
2/24 |
'Concave and Convex Spherical Mirrors--Ray Tracing Rules'... |
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3D TV's!!!!! |
HW2-due |
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20 |
M |
2/27 |
'Concave and Convex Spherical Mirrors--Ray Tracing Rules'...
... ... |
L15 |
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21 |
W |
2/29 |
'Spherical Lenses' |
L16 |
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STL (3.4) |
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22 |
F |
3/2 |
'Fresnel Lenses', 'Magnification, Mirror and Lens Eqn.' |
L17
L18 |
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STL (3.5), OMC("Mirrors" pgs.
21-32), OMC("Lenses" pgs 32-33)
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23 |
M |
3/5 |
'Aberrations', Review for the Midterm
(3/6--Last day to drop with a 'W' if passing, WITHOUT
the Dean's signature) |
L19 |
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OMC("Lens Aberrations" pgs. 34-38) |
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24 |
W |
3/7 |
Midterm Exam (in-class) |
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25 |
F |
3/9 |
Lab Exercise #2--Reflection and Refraction
"The Rainbow" |
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M |
3/12 |
NO CLASS--SPRING BREAK |
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W |
3/14 |
NO CLASS--SPRING BREAK |
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F |
3/16 |
NO CLASS--SPRING BREAK |
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26 |
M |
3/19 |
Lab Exercise #2--Reflection and Refraction
"The Rainbow" |
L12 |
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27 |
W |
3/21 |
Mirrors (Equations
needed for the extra credit) |
Mirrors
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STL (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) |
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28 |
F |
3/23 |
Lenses... |
Lenses |
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29 |
M |
3/26 |
Lenses |
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30 |
W |
3/28 |
"Field Trip" to the REhnu Solar Concentrator |
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REhnu website
UA at the
Leading Edge |
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31 |
F |
3/30 |
The Human Eye and Vision--'Eyes and Cameras', 'Optics and
Physiology' |
L25 |
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STL (Chapter 5.....)
OMC("The Eye" pgs. 98-102) |
HW3-due |
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32 |
M |
4/2 |
The Human Eye and Vision--'Accommodation', 'Sensitivity',
'Acuity' ..... ..... |
L26 |
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STL (Chapter 5.) |
Research Paper
Outline DUE |
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33 |
W |
4/4 |
The Human Eye and Vision. |
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34 |
F |
4/6 |
Optical Instruments--'Eyeglasses', 'The Magnifying Glass' |
L27 |
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STL (6.1, 6.2) |
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35 |
M |
4/9 |
Optical Instruments--'Compound Microscopes', 'SEM',
Telescopes |
L28 |
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STL (6.3, 6.4, 6.6)OMC
("Microscopes" pgs. 73-75)
("Telescopes" pgs.
56-65)
("Binoculars" pgs. 85-86) |
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36 |
W |
4/11 |
Mr. Douglas Cromey "Biological Microscopy, Digital Images, and the
Importance of Truth in Science" |
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37 |
F |
4/13 |
Photography--'History, 'Photographic Lenses', 'Parts of
an SLR Camera' |
L20
L21 |
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STL (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) |
Research Paper
Annotated Bibliography DUE |
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38 |
M |
4/16 |
Photography--'Effects of Focal Length', 'Telephoto and
Zoom Lenses' |
L22 |
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STL (4.4, 4.5) |
Research Paper
Thesis Sentence DUE |
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39 |
W |
4/18 |
Photography--'Shutters', 'Stops', 'f-number Sequence'
Photography--'Exposure', 'Film', 'Digital Cameras' |
L23
L24 |
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STL (4.6, 4.7) |
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40 |
F |
4/20 |
Professor Charles Falco--"Art and Optics" |
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HW4-due |
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41 |
M |
4/23 |
...Photography. |
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Research Paper
Final Copy and Abstract DUE |
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42 |
W |
4/25 |
Infrared Optics, Infrared Imaging |
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43 |
F |
4/27 |
Professor William Wolfe--"The World of Infrared" |
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44 |
M |
4/30 |
CD's and
DVD's |
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Journal Topic 3: "Images"
Journal Topic 4: "Color" |
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45 |
W |
5/2 |
Color
, Lab Demos of CD Players Review for the Final Exam |
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M |
5/7 |
FINAL EXAM--10:30 am-12:30 pm |
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