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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | PHYSH213A002 |
| Course Title | Waves and Optics |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Physics |
| Instructor | Smith,Walter F. |
| Times and Days | MWF 12:30pm-01:25pm
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| Room Location | STO104 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2956 Vibrations and waves in mechanical, electronic, and optical systems with an introduction to related mathematical methods such as functions of a complex variable and Fourier analysis. Topics include free and driven oscillations, resonance, superposition, coupled oscillators and normal modes, traveling waves, Maxwells equations and electromagnetic waves, interference, and diffraction. PHYS H211, a related laboratory half-course, is normally taken concurrently and is required for majors. ; Prerequisite(s): PHYS H106 and MATH H118 or equivalent; Enrollment Limit: 30; Lottery Preference(s):; 1. Physics, astrophysics or astronomy majors; 2. Sophomores; 3. Physics & astronomy minors; 4. First-years Natural Science, Quantitative, C: Physical and Natural Processes (; Hav: NA, QU, C) |
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