Rice University - Light and Materials
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Light and Materials at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Light and Materials at Coursera Highlights
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- 10 quizzes
Light and Materials at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Learners will be prepared to evaluate real-world data regarding light and its interactions with materials.
- Learners can solve complicated mathematical problems related to light and its interactions with materials.
- Learners will be prepared for more advanced courses in physics.
- This second course serves as an introduction to the physics of waves and light. Upon completion, learners will understand how mathematical laws and conservation principles describe wave propagation and light in the context of both geometrical and physical optics. Learners will gain experience in solving physics problems with tools such as graphical analysis, algebra, vector analysis, and calculus. This second course covers Electromagnetic Plane Waves, the Fresnel Equations, and Polarization. Each of the two modules contains complete video lectures, conceptual quizzes, and a set of homework problems. Once the modules are completed, the course ends with an exam. This comprehensive course is similar in detail and rigor to those taught on-campus at Rice. It will thoroughly prepare learners for their upcoming introductory physics courses or more advanced courses in physics.
Light and Materials at Coursera Curriculum
Light and Glass
Getting Hype
Being Realistic
Maxwell's Equations
Mathematical Plane Wave
Properties of EM Plane Waves
Plane Waves Off Axis
Irradiance and the Poynting Vector
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radiometry
Photometry
Radiation Pressure
Microscopic Picture
Driven Electron Motion
Polarization Field
Polarization Response
Maxwell Under Glass
EM Wave Equation in Glass
EM Plane Waves in Glass
Complex Dispersion Relation
Optical Absorption Demo
Optical Dispersion Demo
Polarization Relative to a Surface
Reflected and Transmitted Frequencies
Reflected and Transmitted Directions
Laws of Reflection and Refraction (DEMO)
Maxwellian Boundary Conditions
Relationships from Boundary Conditions
Fresnel Equations
Reflections at High and Low Angles
Polarized Reflections (Brewster's Angle)
Internal Reflection and the Critical Angle
Total Internal Reflection
Optical Fiber Demo
The Naked Ken Demo
SPT - The Beach Ball
Course Introduction
Grading Philosophy and Advice
Plane Parameters
Light and Glass Homework
Polarization
The Electric Field Vector
The Jones Vector
Polarization and Amplitude Normalization
Circular Polarization
Circular Jones Vector
Elliptical Polarization
How Materials Affect Polarization
Dichroism
The Polarizer
Linear Polarizer Jones Matrix
Crossed Polarizers
Leaky Polarizers
Birefringence
Phase Retarder Matrix
Making Circular Polarization
Plastic Wrap
Optical Activity
Circular Birefringence
Optics of Materials
LCD Displays
Melting Plastic
Rupert's Drops
Calcite
Total Internal Reflection Reminder
Messing with the Reflection Coefficient
The Fresnel Rhomb
Direction and Wavelength
The Blue and Polarized Sky
DEMO: A Sunset in a Fishtank
Dipole Scattering Derivation
Top Ten Comedians That Would Make Good Physics Professors
Which Way Jones?
Anisotropic Water
Tangled
Most
Quarter Question
Rhomb Bob
Polarization Homework
Light and Materials Exam
Top Ten Commencement Name Reading Ideas
Light and Materials Exam
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