PHYSICS 108

Optical Physics

Physics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Interaction of light with matter; dispersion theory, oscillator strength, line widths, molecular scattering. Coherence theory, Kirchhoff formulation of diffraction theory, crystal optics, optical rotation, electro and magneto optical effects. Additional topics of fundamental or current interest.

P/NP or letter grading.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH), 110B.

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· parenthetical alternative "(or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH)" in "1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH)" — scope is a best reading

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

PHYSICS 108

PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.