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PHYS 430/530 (Optics Lab)

Welcome to Physics 430/530, Optics Lab Course.  This course primarily offers lectures on subjects of classical and modern optics, covering a senior level in undergradute program to a graduate level.  

 

This course will change the way you look at the world.  Literally.

 

We will talk about things you see every day but generally do not question.

 

Why do windows act like mirrors at night?

 

Does light really always travel in a straight line?

 

What is the difference between a laser and a light bulb?

 

What is going on in a rainbow?

 

Why is the sky blue?

 

Why is an oily film on a puddle so colorful?

 

What is all this business about light slowing down and speeding up?

 

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