Geometrical Optics

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Course No: 95.537; Last Offered: No Data;

Course Description

Properties of light, plane surfaces and prisms, thin and thick lenses, mirrors and stops, matrix methods applied to Gaussian (paraxial) optics, Lagrange-Helmholtz invariant, primary and chromatic aberrations, ray tracing and Abbe's sine condition, basic optical instruments including cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

Prerequisites & Notes

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  • Credits: 3;

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