PHY 390 - Optics and Modern Physics

3 cr.

Review of geometric and physical optics, optical analysis of typical systems, and the experimental foundations of quantum physics, Schrödinger equations, and the wave functions. Atomic and molecular spectra, special relativity, electricity and radiation, introductory nuclear physics. Class meets 3 hours per week for lecture. Prerequisites: PHY 230 / PHY 230L and MAT 203.