EP 226 Oscillations, Waves and Optics (Spring 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Prof. Tapanendu Kundu
Course Type: Core
Pre-requisites: PH 108- Use of Maxwell's equations and boundary conditions.
Course Content: SHM
Damped oscillations
Forced oscillations
Coupled oscillations
Propagating Waves and Standing waves- Reflection and transmission
Surface plasma waves and resonance with the experimental setup
Polarisation, Jones vectors
Laser phenomena and Construction
Books: KK Sharma for Optics part especially polarization.
Lectures: Prof takes attendance and considers it if a person is on the boundary of two grades. He teaches on blackboard and expects notes to be taken down.
Assignments: No assignments. Tutorials are given before the 2 exams. They are usually exam level and are not graded.
Exams and Grading: Midsem 30, endsem 50, presentation 20. No quizzes.
Pro-Tips: Pay careful attention in class and note down whatever the prof discusses, even if you feel it is irrelevant for the course. He is very much experimentally motivated and will explain his research in class. Some questions, especially in the final exam, will be easier if you understand his research work.
Personal Comments: Think and weigh your doubt before asking. It may divert the course not only of that lecture but also a few future lectures and you may up getting a question about that in the exam.
Respondent: Manu Srivastava
Course Type: Core
Pre-requisites: PH 108- Use of Maxwell's equations and boundary conditions.
Course Content: SHM
Damped oscillations
Forced oscillations
Coupled oscillations
Propagating Waves and Standing waves- Reflection and transmission
Surface plasma waves and resonance with the experimental setup
Polarisation, Jones vectors
Laser phenomena and Construction
Books: KK Sharma for Optics part especially polarization.
Lectures: Prof takes attendance and considers it if a person is on the boundary of two grades. He teaches on blackboard and expects notes to be taken down.
Assignments: No assignments. Tutorials are given before the 2 exams. They are usually exam level and are not graded.
Exams and Grading: Midsem 30, endsem 50, presentation 20. No quizzes.
Pro-Tips: Pay careful attention in class and note down whatever the prof discusses, even if you feel it is irrelevant for the course. He is very much experimentally motivated and will explain his research in class. Some questions, especially in the final exam, will be easier if you understand his research work.
Personal Comments: Think and weigh your doubt before asking. It may divert the course not only of that lecture but also a few future lectures and you may up getting a question about that in the exam.
Respondent: Manu Srivastava
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