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PHYS 356Optics 1

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Physics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Geometrical optics: image formation, ray tracing through multiple optical components, dispersion by prisms, optical fibers, optical instruments - eyes, telescopes, microscopes, and cameras, introduction to aberrations; physical optics: interference and interferometers, diffraction, imaging resolution, diffraction gratings and their use in spectroscopy; coherence; wave-particle duality; introduction to the electromagnetic nature of light and polarization.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AMATH250 - Introduction to Differential Equations (0.50)
      • AMATH251 - Introduction to Differential Equations (Advanced Level) (0.50)
      • MATH228 - Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • MATH118 - Calculus 2 for Engineering (0.50)
      • MATH119 - Calculus 2 for Engineering (0.50)
      • MATH128 - Calculus 2 for the Sciences (0.50)
      • MATH138 - Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics (0.50)
      • MATH148 - Calculus 2 (Advanced Level) (0.50)
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • ECE106 - Electricity and Magnetism (0.50)
        • PHYS122 - Electricity and Magnetism (0.50)
      • Earned a minimum grade of 80% in each of the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed the following:
      • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ECE404 - Geometrical and Physical Optics (0.50)
    • PHYS256 - Geometrical and Physical Optics (0.50)

Leads to

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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