PHYS 2130
Waves, Optics and Sound
An introductory-level, calculus-based course in waves, optics and sound. The course will cover fluids; oscillations; mechanical and sound waves; superposition and standing waves; geometric optics including refraction, reflection and optical instruments; physical optics including interference, diffraction and polarization.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): One of Physics 30, Physics 1000 or Physics 1050 AND One of Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 0500, or Mathematics 0520; Corequisite(s): One of Mathematics 1560 or Mathematics 1565 (recommended)
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027