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Name: Waves and Optics
ID: col10279
Language: English (en)
Summary: Fundamentals of oscillations and waves and properties of electromagnetic waves. Basic principles of geometric optics, interference and diffraction, including Fourier methods.
Collection Subtype: Course
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: optics, waves
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0

Authors: Paul Padley (padley@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Paul Padley (padley@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Paul Padley (padley@rice.edu)

Latest version: 1.33 (history)
First publication date: Apr 27, 2005 2:53 pm GMT-5
Last revision to collection: Nov 17, 2005 9:59 am US/Central

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Version History

Version: 1.33 Nov 17, 2005 9:59 am US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added a module on diffraction from an array of apertures

Version: 1.32 Nov 15, 2005 2:13 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
added an array of apertures by Fourier methods

Version: 1.31 Nov 15, 2005 11:51 am US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added the module on convolution

Version: 1.30 Nov 14, 2005 4:54 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
added the direac delta function

Version: 1.29 Nov 14, 2005 4:35 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added introductory Fourier optics module.

Version: 1.28 Nov 14, 2005 1:24 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added module on Babinet's principle

Version: 1.27 Nov 8, 2005 4:26 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added module on diffraction through a circular aperture

Version: 1.26 Nov 7, 2005 4:37 pm US/Central by Paul Padley
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added module on diffraction from a rectangular aperture

Version: 1.25 Oct 26, 2005 1:08 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
added modules on eyeglasses and mirrors

Version: 1.24 Oct 22, 2005 12:32 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Fixed a problem with adding the thin lens module

Version: 1.23 Oct 22, 2005 12:31 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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New module added

Version: 1.22 Oct 22, 2005 12:02 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
added refraction at a spherical interface

Version: 1.21 Oct 19, 2005 11:10 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added phase change module

Version: 1.20 Oct 19, 2005 10:43 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added the evanescent wave

Version: 1.19 Oct 3, 2005 1:11 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
added irradiance which had been left out by mistake

Version: 1.18 Aug 24, 2005 12:38 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added damped oscillations, which had been left out.

Version: 1.17 Jul 22, 2005 4:07 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added diffraction modules

Version: 1.16 Jul 22, 2005 10:08 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Add interference and a number of sections

Version: 1.15 Jul 22, 2005 8:53 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
More modules added

Version: 1.14 Jul 20, 2005 4:37 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added more modules as the course grows

Version: 1.13 Jul 19, 2005 3:01 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added new modules on EM waves

Version: 1.12 Jul 8, 2005 1:43 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Fixed a mistake with the sections

Version: 1.11 Jul 8, 2005 1:42 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Accidentally left Faraday's law out, now added in.

Version: 1.10 Jul 8, 2005 1:31 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added Gauss' and Faraday's laws

Version: 1.9 Jul 7, 2005 9:23 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added Stokes' theorem

Version: 1.8 Jul 1, 2005 2:33 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added Gauss' Theorem

Version: 1.7 Jul 1, 2005 11:56 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Added some vector calculus

Version: 1.6 Jul 1, 2005 11:15 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Added fields content

Version: 1.5 May 20, 2005 4:16 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Fourier Series added

Version: 1.4 May 20, 2005 1:45 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
added energy and reflection of waves

Version: 1.3 May 8, 2005 10:47 am GMT-5 by Paul Padley
Changes:
Add modules on waves on a string

Version: 1.2 May 4, 2005 1:03 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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Add Waves on a string

Version: 1.1 May 3, 2005 2:15 pm GMT-5 by Paul Padley
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