SC/PHYS 2060
Optics and Spectra
2026–27 handbook
Topics
- Wave and geometrical optics
- interference
- diffraction
- polarization
- gratings
- interferometry
- lasers
- atomic spectra
- laser cooling
Readings
- Handbook reference(s): D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Physics: Extended Version, 8th ed. John Wiley and Sons Publications; 2007. E. Hecht, Optics, Addison Wesley Publications; 1979, F. Pedrotti, L. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics, 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall; 1993.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Department handbook course outline ↗2026–27 handbook
- Reference books in a department handbook; not a confirmed required-book list for a particular 2026–27 section.