Wave Physics and Optics
7.5 ECTS creditsPeriodic oscillation, forced oscillation and resonance, the general wave equation and wave velocities.
Descriptions of plane, circular, and spherical waves, and mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
Wave properties: wavelength, frequency, phase, phase velocity and group velocity, frequency analysis, and wave packet.
The doppler effect and everyday phenomena of sound and light, human hearing and musical instruments.
Reflection, superposition, standing waves, double slits experiments, interference, diffraction grating, single slit diffraction, refraction, and dispersion.
Imaging with systems of lenses and mirrors, polarised light, the human eye, optical aids and instruments.
Instruction is in the form of lectures, exercises, and mandatory laboratory sessions.
Descriptions of plane, circular, and spherical waves, and mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
Wave properties: wavelength, frequency, phase, phase velocity and group velocity, frequency analysis, and wave packet.
The doppler effect and everyday phenomena of sound and light, human hearing and musical instruments.
Reflection, superposition, standing waves, double slits experiments, interference, diffraction grating, single slit diffraction, refraction, and dispersion.
Imaging with systems of lenses and mirrors, polarised light, the human eye, optical aids and instruments.
Instruction is in the form of lectures, exercises, and mandatory laboratory sessions.
Progressive specialisation:
G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
Registered for Foundation Course in Mathematics, 7.5 ECTS credits, Calculus and Geometry, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Experimentation and Data Analysis, 7.5 ECTS credits, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Bachelor Programme in Physics (studied during year 1)
- Master of Science in Engineering Physics (studied during year 1)