PHYS 111 - Laser and Light

3 Credit(s)

Gen Ed: SP credit.
Studies of ordinary light that led to the development of the LASER, a wonderful invention of modern times. Studies, including lab experiments, of the nature and behavior of light: reflection, refraction, polarization, interference, diffraction, absorption and emission, the formation of images, color science, holography, fiber optics, the human eye and optical phenomena in the natural world such as rainbows, Northern lights and mirages. As warranted, usually in Winter.