OE171 - Holography and Photography

Fall Term 2012

General Information

 

Instructor:

Galen C. Duree Jr., PhD

Office:

DL102

Phone:

872-6025

Campus Box:

182

Office Hours:

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM   M T F
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM  M T Th F

 

Text:

Seeing the Light, David Falk, Dieter Brill and David Stork

Homework:

Homework problems will be assigned in class at which time the due date will be given. Please show all of your work (this means to explain your answers when appropriate). Please write only on one side of the paper. You are encouraged to discuss the homework with your colleagues, however, you are required to prepare your own solutions.

Exams:

There will be three in-class exams which will consist of short essay from topics listed on the provided study guide.

Holography

Experiment:

There will be a holography workshop that will be conducted in DL115 at various times this term.  The specific dates will be posted on the web site and announced in class as they become available.   Your participation in one of the workshops will count toward your final grade.

Grades:

The final grade will be determined as follows:

Homework – 40%

Exams – 45%

Holography Experiment – 15%


Exam#3 is now available in the Learning Center.  Please make sure that the Learning Center is open and open for long enough to allow you to complete your exam.  You have until the end of the day on Thursday, November 15, 2012 to complete the exam.

Do not forget to turn in all of your homework before you leave campus for Thanksgiving Break!

Topics

Chapter 1

Fundamental Properties of Light

Chapter 2

Principles of Geometrical Optics

Chapter 3

Mirrors and Lenses

Exam #1

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Study Guide

Chapter 4

The Camera and Photography
Chapter 9 Color

Chapter 5

The Human Eye and Vision

Chapter 6

Optical Instruments

Exam #2

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Study Guide

Chapter 15   Section 4

Lasers

Chapter 12

Wave Optics

Chapter 14

Holography

Exam #3

Take the exam in the Learning Center any time after Thursday, November 8, 2012

Study Guide


Assignments

Assignment #1 Chapter 1:   P1, P2, P3, P4, P17, P18
Due Thursday, September 13, 2012
Assignment #2 Chapter 2:   P7, P8, P14, P19, P21, P23, P24, P26
Due Tuesday, September 27, 2012
Assignment #3 Chapter 3:   P6, P7, P13, P14
Due Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Assignment #4 Chapter 4:   P1, P2, P3a, P4, P9, P10
Due Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Assignment #5

Chapter 6:  P1, P4, List and describe the six types of telescopes

Due Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Assignment #6 Chapter 15:   P8, P9, P10
Due Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Assignment #7 Chapter 12:   P1, P3, P5, P14
Due Wednesday, November 14, 2012

This page was last updated 11/09/12 by Galen C. Duree Jr.