| NFYA15 | Wave Motion, 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) NMAA13 Mathematical analysis I and parts of NMAB13 Mathematical analysis II or equivalent courses. 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. Selected problems will be presented during lessons. Laborations will illustrate some of the phenomena that are discussed at the lectures. The laborations are introduced at special lectures. |
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| Course contents: General wave motion and wave propagation. The wave equation and its solutions. Mechanical waves, acoustics. Electromagnetic waves. Superposition, phase and group velocity. The propagation of light, reflection and refraction. Geometrical optics. Polarization. Interference and diffraction |
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| Course literature: Determined by the examiner. |
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| Written examination Laboratory work |
2,5 p 1 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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