Optics and Wave Motion (PHY-0115)

Fall 2025 · PHY 0115 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Propagation of electromagnetic waves; geometrical optics; polarization; optical properties of matter; Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction; interference; Fourier optics; applications of optics in modern research. Lectures and laboratories. Meets together with PHY 0031. Students enrolled in PHY 0115 are assigned additional work. In no case may a student receive credit for both PHY 0031 and PHY 0115.

Course codes: PHY-0115, PHY 0115, PHY0115, PHY-115, PHY 115, PHY115

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