Physics 42200 - Waves and Oscillations


Lecture notes:

Jan 12 Lecture 1 - Introduction
Jan 14 Lecture 2 - Initial value problems
Jan 16 Lecture 3 - Simple harmonic motion
Jan 21 Lecture 4 - Phase diagrams, physical springs, other springy systems
Jan 23 Lecture 5 - Even more oscillating systems
Jan 26 Lecture 6 - Damped oscillations
Jan 28 Lecture 7 - Forced oscillations
Jan 30 Lecture 8 - Resonance
Feb 2 Lecture 9 - Forced harmonic oscillators/non-inertial reference frames
Feb 4 Lecture 10 - Coupled oscillators
Feb 6 Lecture 11 - Coupled oscillators
Feb 9 Lecture 12 - Coupled oscillator examples
Feb 11 Lecture 13 - Lots of coupled oscillators
Feb 13 Lecture 14 - Initial value problems - Eigenvalue example
Feb 16 Lecture 15 - Fourier analysis
Feb 18 Lecture 16 - Fourier analysis example, forced oscillations.
Feb 20 Lecture 17 - Elastic rods, transmission lines.
Feb 23 Lecture 18 - Continuous Fourier transforms.
Feb 25 Lecture 19 - Reflections, impedance.
Mar 2 Lecture 20 - Impedance matching in transmission lines.
Mar 4 Lecture 21 - Attenuation, waves in 3-dimensions.
Mar 6 Lecture 22 - Waves in 2-dimensions.
Mar 9 Lecture 23 - Waves in 2,3-dimensions.
Mar 11 Lecture 24 - Review for midterm.
Mar 13 Lecture 25 - Introduction to optics.
Mar 23 Lecture 26 - Geometric optics.
Mar 25 Lecture 27 - Geometric optics - thin lenses.
Mar 27 Lecture 28 - Geometric optics - thick lenses, ray tracing.
Mar 30 Lecture 29 - Geometric optics - apertures and aberrations.
Apr 1 Lecture 30 - Geometric optics - chromatic aberration, prisms.
Apr 3 Lecture 31 - Polarization.
Apr 6 Lecture 32 - More polarization.
Apr 8 Lecture 33 - Stokes parameters, Jones calculus.
Apr 10 Lecture 34 - Interference.
Apr 13 Lecture 35 - Interference.
Apr 15 Lecture 36 - Interference, single slit diffraction.
Apr 17 Lecture 37 - Diffraction.
Apr 20 Lecture 38 - Fresnel diffraction.
Apr 22 Lecture 39 - Review of optics part 1.
Apr 24 Lecture 40 - Review of optics part 2.