Es ist eine neuere Version 2025W dieser LV im Curriculum Bachelor's programme Fundamentals of Natural Sciences for Technology 2025W vorhanden.
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Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
3 ECTS
B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year
Physics
Peter Zeppenfeld
2 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan
Bachelor's programme Technical Physics 2024W
Objectives
Exercise on the most important concepts of optics and wave phenomena. Introduction to the scientific approach and methods of solving problems in physics. Application of these methods to specific physical systems.
Subject
Maxwell's equations, wave equation, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, refractive index and dispersion; reflection, transmission and refraction; polarization and anisotropic materials; Fresnel's equations; geometrical optics; optical instruments; interference and coherence; wave optics; diffraction.
Criteria for evaluation
(1) number of successfully solved exercises and (2) quality of the presentation and participation in the exercise class.
Methods
Autonomous solution of problems (individually or in small groups) and presentation of these solutions in the class.
Language
German
Study material
announced in the lecture and/or the exercise class.
