The Quantum World
Electrons, photons, and the photo-electric effect
8-6-99
We're now starting to talk about quantum mechanics, the physics of the very small.
Planck's constant
Physics
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Special Relativity
7-30-98
Modern Physics
Microscopes and Telescopes
Optical instruments
8-5-99
Polarization; and The Human Eye
8-4-99
Diffraction; Thin-film Interference
8-3-99
Interference
7-29-99
Lenses
Total internal reflection, and Lenses
7-28-99
Total internal reflection
Reflection and Refraction
The reflection and refraction of light
7-27-99
Electromagnetic Waves
7-26-99
At this point in the course we'll move into optics. This might seem like a separate topic from electricity and magnetism, but optics is really a sub-topic of electricity and magnetism. This is because optics deals with the behavior of light, and light is one example of an electromagnetic wave.
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