PHYS 402 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The 402 Final Exam ...
... will take place on Wednesday, May 8 from 8-11 am in 144 Loomis. It will cover all the material in the course except for Lectures 21 and 25. Otherwise, emphasis will be placed on material specifically discussed in class and in the lecture notes.
Like the midterm, the exam will be “open book,” meaning that you may bring any course-related print materials to the exam, including the text, lecture notes, graded homeworks, lab writeups, etc. Electronic materials (laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc.) are not permitted.
Practice exams are not available, but the exam will be similar in style to the midterm.
The 402 Midterm Exam ...
... will take place on Thursday, March 14, 11 am - 12:30 pm. It will cover the material from lectures 1-11 and associated reading (this does *not* include wave packets). Emphasis will be placed on material specifically discussed in class and in the lecture notes.
The exam will be “open book,” meaning that you may bring any course-related print materials to the exam, including the text, lecture notes, graded homeworks, lab writeups, etc. Electronic aids (laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc.) are not permitted.
Here are two sample exams you can use to judge style and length of past midterms: Fall ‘16, Spring ’17.
Welcome to Physics 402 !
This is a comprehensive course on the fundamentals of (mainly) classical optics, covering concepts in geometric optics and action principles, matrix techniques for ray tracing, mechanics of classical waves with emphasis on energy and momentum, radiation, light in matter and optical dispersion, polarization effects such as birefringence, wave packets, optical modulators such as phase retarders, interferometry, Kirchhoff and Fresnel theories of diffraction, nonlinear optics, holography, and basic concepts in quantum optics.
This course is aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, and other areas of science or engineering, who plan to pursue research or a career in optics or who simply are interested in deepening their knowledge of the subject. The purpose is not to teach all of optics, which could never be covered in a single course, but to cover the foundations of the subject in enough depth to prepare you for any area of specialization.
Course Staff & Office Hours
Prof.: Peter Abbamonte
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-1:50 pm or by appointment
Office: 104 Seitz Materials Research Laboratory (not to be confused with MSEB)
Land line: 244-4861
Email: abbamonte@mrl.illinois.edu
TA: Reuven Birnbaum
Office Hours: Thursdays 4-5 pm
Office: 6107 ESB
Email: birnbam2@illinois.edu
TA: Alan Long
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-2 pm
Office: 204 Loomis (Interaction Room)
Email: aalong3@illinois.edu
TA: Philip Russ
Office Hours: Thursdays 2-3 pm
Office: 6107 ESB
Email: pruss2@illinois.edu
TA: Albert Lam
Office Hours: Wednesdays 5-6 pm
Office: 279 Loomis
Email: aclam2@illinois.edu
Grader: Davide Iaia
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 pm
Office: 204 Loomis (Interaction Room)
Email: diaia2@illinois.edu
Grader: Leslie Ross
Office Hours: Thursdays 8-9 am
Office: 404 Grainger Engineering Library
Email: ross28@illinois.edu
Academic Integrity
All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.