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Approved by Faculty Senate.
University Studies Course Approval Department or Program: __Physics__________________________________ Course Number: ___370__ Course Title: ________Optics_____________________________ Catalog Description: ___370 Optics 4 s.h. A study of geometrical optics, the wave theory of light, interference, diffraction, polarization, magneto-and electro-optics, lasers, and holograms. Lecture-laboratory course. Prerequisites: PHYS 202 or PHYS 223 and MATH 165. Offered every two years__________________________________________
This is an existing course that has previously been approved by A2C2 _X__. OR This is a new course proposal _____. (If this is a new course proposal, the WSU Curriculum Approval Form must also be completed as in the process prescribed by WSU Regulation 3-4.) Department Contact Person for this course _____Richard Shields___________ Email: _____rshields@winona.edu
The proposed course is designed to satisfy the requirements in (select one area only): Course Requirements: A. Basic Skills: ______ 1. College Reading and Writing ______ 2. Oral Communication ______ 3. Mathematics ______ 4. Physical Development and Wellness B. Arts & Sciences Core: ______ 1. Humanities ______ 2. Natural Science ______ 3. Social Science ______ 4. Fine & Performing Arts C. Unity and Diversity:
______ 1. Critical Analysis ______ 2. Science and Social Policy ______ 3. a. Global Perspectives ______ b. Multicultural Perspectives ______ 4. a. Contemporary Citizenship ______ b. Democratic Institutions Flagged Courses: __X__ 1. Writing ______ 2. Oral ______ 3. a. Mathematics/ Statistics ______ b. Critical Analysis
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Faculty Senate Recommendation: Approved_____ Disapproved____ Date:______ FA President's Signature_______________________ Date______
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President's Decision: Approved_____ Disapproved____ Date:______ President's Signature_______________________ Date______ 1. Outcomes for Optics 370 The philosophy of the writing flag is a progression from formal write-ups of their laboratory experiences to style of scientific writing usually found in physics journals. The formal write-ups usually contain the following sections: the objective, theory, experimental apparatus, data and data analysis, and conclusions of the laboratory. As student progress through the course, the writing style changes to the style of a scientific paper in which references through footnotes direct the reader to where, for example, the theory or experimental apparatus is explained. Carefully chosen scientific papers will be given as reading assignments and to use as examples of writing style that the students should use in their final lab write-ups. These courses must include requirements and learning activities that promote students' abilities to... a. Practice the processes and procedures for creating and completing successful writing in their fields; Students in Optics will practice their writing skills by submitting formal laboratory write up. b. Understand the main features and uses of writing in their fields; With each laboratory experience, students will become better writers and more adapted to writing a scientific paper. For example, the first few labs will require a complete write-up with sections for theory, experiment, results and analysis. In the latter write-up, references can be used to replace sections and condense the write-up to a small compact form. c. Adapt their writing to the general expectations of readers in their fields; The first few labs will assume that the reader is a fellow physics student who is familiar with University Physics but is not knowledgeable of the lab. The later labs assume the reader is familiar with the theory of the lab. The first lab write-ups will concentrate on making the reader understand the labs while the final lab write-ups will assume the reader is a knowledgeable person and use references to explain the theory of lab. The write-up is used to communicate the results of the lab. d. Make use of the technologies commonly used for research and writing in their fields; and In writing the lab write-up, students will be expected to include equations, tables of data, and graphs. Students will use computer software such as Cricket Graph and Equation Editor to generate publication quality reports. e. Learn the conventions of evidence, format, usage, and documentation in their fields. Examples of key scientific papers will be examined with an emphasis on comparing experimental data with theoretically predicted outcomes. The degree to which predicted values match experimental data, within uncertainty, with be stressed. 2. Course Outline Physics 370 - Optics University Studies - Writing Flag Writing Outcomes for Modern Physics 340 These courses must include requirements and learning activities that promote students' abilities to... a. Practice the processes and procedures for creating and completing successful writing in their fields; b. Understand the main features and uses of writing in their fields; c. Adapt their writing to the general expectations of readers in their fields; d. Make use of the technologies commonly used for research and writing in their fields; and e. Learn the conventions of evidence, format, usage, and documentation in their fields. Text: Optics, 3rd Edition, by Hect Instructor: Dan Bloom Pasteur 114 C Telephone: 457- 5390 dbloom@winona.edu Schedule Chapters 1 and 2 Introduction and Wave Motion Chapter 3 Electromagnetic Theory of Light Chapter 4 The Propagation of Light Exam I Chapter 5 Lenses Chapter 6 Thick Lenses Chapter 8 Polarization Chapter 9 Interference Exam II Chapter 10 Diffraction Chapter 12 Coherence Chapter 13 Lasers Final Exams Lab Schedule (Writing Flag objectives a, b, c, d, e)Exp. 1 Measurements of Light Intensity Exp. 2 Focal Length of Thin Lens Exp. 3 Focal Length and the Lens-makers' Formula Exp. 4 Dispersion of Light by Glass Exp. 5 Telescopes Exp. 6 Polarization - Malus' Law Exp. 7 Double Slit Diffraction Exp. 8 Single Slit Diffraction Exp. 9 Diffraction Gratings and the Spectrograph Exp. 10 The Michelson Interferometer Exp. 11 Filter Transmittance Exp. 12 Fresnel Reflection Exp. 13 Numerical Aperture of an Optical Fiber
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