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PHYS 306 - Spring, 2010
Wave Motion and 
Electromagnetic Radiation

Dr. Jie Zhang
waves
 

Notes (Last Modified: Jan. 18, 2010)


# Date Note References
1 Jan. 19 Introduction: What is light?  (PDF) CH2
2 Jan. 21 Simple Harmonic Motion (PDF) CH7
3 Jan. 26 Forced Vibration, Refractive Index (PDF) CH7
4 Jan. 28 Fourier Series (PDF) CH8
5 Feb. 2 Transverse Vibration of a Plucked String (PDF)
CH8
6 Feb. 4 Fourier Transform (PDF) CH9
* Feb. 9 No-class: canceled due to snow storm

* Feb. 11 No-class: canceled due to snow storm
7 Feb. 16 Wave Propagation and Wave Equation (PDF) CH11
8 Feb. 18 Group Velocity (PDF) CH10
9 Feb. 23 Group Velocity and Dispersion of a Wave Packet (PDF)
CH10
10 Feb. 25 Huygen's Principle and  Its Application (PDF) CH12
* Mar. 2 Test 1:  Review Sheet
11 Mar. 4 Superposition of Waves CH13
* Mar. 9 No-class; Spring Break
* Mar. 11 No-class: Spring Break
12 Mar. 16 Two-Beam Interference by Division of Wave Front  (PDF) CH13/CH14
13 Mar. 18 Two-Beam Interference by Division of Wave Front  (PDF) CH14
14 Mar. 23 Interference by Division of Amplitude (PDF) CH15
15 Mar. 25 Interference by Division of Amplitude (PDF) CH15
16 Mar. 30 Multiple-Beam Interferometry (PDF) CH16
17 Apr. 1 Multiple-Beam Interferometry (PDF) CH16
18 Apr. 6 Fraunhofer Diffraction (PDF) CH18
19 Apr. 8 Fraunhofer Diffraction CH18
20 Apr. 13 Fraunhofer Diffraction CH18
* Apr. 15 Test 2: Review Sheet (PDF, updated)
21 Apr. 20 Polarization and Double Refraction (PDF) CH22
22 Apr. 22 Polarization and Double Refraction (PDF) CH22
23 Apr. 27 Electromagnetic Waves (PDF) CH23
24 Apr. 29 Electromagnetic Waves (PDF) CH23
25
May 4 Reflection and Refraction of EM Waves (PDF) CH24
26 May 6 Review for Final Exam (PDF)
  * May 11 Final Exam: 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM (Tuesday)