| NFYA33 | Electromagnetism and Waves, 7,5 ECTS credits. /Vågrörelselära/ |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Physics |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): A
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| Aim: The course aims to give basic knowledge of wave motion and propagation with applications in optics and acoustics |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Attended 40 p in Mathematics Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The content of the course is presented at lectures. Assignments will be given to solve problems which demand the use and the understanding of the theory. Laborations will illustrate some of the phenomena that are discussed at the lectures the laborations are introduced at special lectures. Physical seminars are also included (see NFYA56) |
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| Course contents: General wave motion and wave propagation. The wave equation and its solutions.hanical waves, acoustics. Electromagnetic waves. The propagation of light, reflection and refraction. Geometrical optics. The superposition of waves, polarization, interference and diffraction |
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| Course literature: Pedrotti & Pedrotti: Introduction to Optics or H. Hecht: Optics |
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| Written examination Laboratory work |
3 p 2 p |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Magnus Boman Examiner: Lars Wilzén Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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