Course Announcements
« PHYS322 Fall 2012
Extra credit opportunity
Tue 30Oct2012 2:42PMOptics project for extra credit
The project consists of individual study of a Modern Optics topic of your choice, preparation of a Power-point summary, and an oral in-class presentation to be given during the last two weeks of classes (Nov. 26-Dec. 7). The projects will be graded on a per-effort basis, i.e. based on how much you have learned, how far and deep you have gone beyond the textbook, etc. Each student coming to the presentations will get a chance to score the other students’ projects.
Points available: 80 points total (up to 50 points for document preparation, and up to 30 points for in-class presentation)
What you need to do:
1. Choose a Modern Optics topic, or sub-topic from the list below or other topics of interest to you.
2. Inform the instructor via email of your plan to prepare a project as soon as possible, but no later than November 19.
3. Obtain approval of your topic from the instructor and a tentative date of the presentation.
4. Prepare and submit your project electronically to omalis@purdue.edu
5. Present your project in class and answer questions from the audience (max. 15 min. presentation, including questions period).
The following is a short list of possible Modern Optics topics. You can pick any sub-topic from each general topic and be as specific as you want. You can also pick an Optics topic covered earlier in the semester and examine it at an advanced level. Think about what yourself and your audience would like to hear about.
Lasers, Holography, Nonlinear optics, Ultrafast optics, Photonic crystals and metamaterials, Optics for X-rays, Optics of tomography or other medical imaging
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Exam 2, Monday October 22, 10:30-11:20 am
Sun 14Oct2012 1:02PMExam 2, Monday October 22, 10:30-11:20 am, in class.
Material covered: Hecht Chapters 2-8.3 (except 5.8, 5.9, 6.3-6.5).
Please bring one formula sheet (letter-size paper), scientific calculator, ID, etc.
On Wedneday, Oct. 17th, a Review Quiz will be posted to the Lecture Notes folder of the course to help you study for the exam. Please attempt to solve these problems individually. The solutions to the Review Quiz problems will be posted no later than Saturday, Oct. 20th.
Mid-term survey
Fri 05Oct2012 9:43AMA mid-term survey will be distributed and collected today, October 5, in class. I would appreciate your feedback, even if you cannot come to class. The survey is posted in the Lecture notes folder. Please download it, fill it in, and drop it in my mailbox.
Thank you.
Office hours
Thu 13Sep2012 9:42AMOffice hours with Jie Hui are Thursdays 3:00-5:00 pm.
Office hours with Oana Malis by appointment.