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Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr G Smith
Prerequisite: 618-141 Intermediate Mathematics A or 618-142 Intermediate Mathematics B or equivalent
Contact: 39 lectures (3 per week), 13 tutorials, 39 hours practical work
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should:
- have a thorough understanding of the passage of light through optical systems, the formation of optical images and the principal optical phenomena;
- be able to calculate the principal parameters of optical systems and the position, size and nature of optical images;
- have skills in optical measurement and understand the theory of common optical instruments and the human eye;
- have a general understanding of optical aberrations and their control and of image evaluation.
Content:
Gaussian optics. Aberrations of optical systems. Diffraction, interference, polarisation. Thin film optics. Optical instruments and the optics of the eye. Image quality.
Assessment:
A three hour written examination at the end of the semester: Assessment of practical work (15 per cent)
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 219)
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