OE171 - Holography and Photography

Fall Term 2016

General Information

 

Instructor:

Galen C. Duree Jr., PhD

Office:

CL106 (The Department Office)

Phone:

872-6025

Campus Box:

182

Office Hours:

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM  M T  Th F
4:20 PM - 5:15 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%


The last hologram session will be conducted for this Saturdays from 10 AM until about 1 PM.  Please make sure that you have a time scheduled to make your hologram - participating counts toward your course grade!

Please make sure that you turn in all homework sets and take all exams before the end of Final Exams Week.  If any items are missing, this will reduce your course grade!

Topics

Chapter 1

Fundamental Properties of Light

Chapter 2

Principles of Geometrical Optics

Chapter 3

Mirrors and Lenses

Exam #1

Monday, October 17, 2016

Study Guide

Chapter 4

The Camera and Photography

Chapter 5

The Human Eye and Vision
Chapter 9 Color

Chapter 6

Optical Instruments

Exam #2

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Take the exam in the Testing Center sometime before the end of the day Tuesday, November 8, 2016!

Study Guide

Chapter 15 Section 4

Lasers

Chapter 12

Wave Optics

Chapter 14

Holography

Exam #3

Take the exam in the Testing Center sometime before the end of the day Thursday, November 17, 2016!

Study Guide


Assignments

Assignment #1 Chapter 1:   P1, P2, P3, P4, P17, P18
Due Monday, September 19, 2016
Assignment #2 Chapter 2:   P7, P8, P14, P19, P21, P23, P24, P26
Due Monday, October 3, 2016
Assignment #3 Chapter 3:   P6, P7, P13, P14
Due Thursday, October 17, 2016
Assignment #4 Chapter 4:   P1, P2, P3a, P4, P9, P10
Due Thursday, October 27, 2016
Assignment #5

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

Due Thursday, November 3, 2016
Assignment #6 Chapter 15:   P8, P9, P10
Due Thursday, November 17, 2016
Assignment #7 Chapter 12:   P1, P3, P5, P14
Due Thursday, November 17, 2016

This page was last updated 11/10/16 by Galen C. Duree Jr.