Waves and Optics (2025/2026: Semester 2 – Summer)

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Wave phenomena are omnipresent in nature. Understanding typical wave-like features such as interference, polarization, diffraction and resonance is relevant in many fields of physics, from hydrodynamics to quantum mechanics. In this lab course, you will study these features from an experimental point of view. During the course, we will also give attention to basic experimental, data processing and research skills.
The first part of the course consists of small introductory experiments, where you will study traveling and standing waves in a variety of transmission media. The goal is to familiarize you with the use of a lab journal and scientific instruments, the role of measurement uncertainties in physical experiments, the interpretation of measurement results, and data processing techniques.
In the second part, a research project is carried out with a choice of experiments demonstrating e.g. interference, polarization and diffraction properties of acoustical and optical waves. The research project is carried out in three phases, each of which is evaluated and graded:
  1. Developing a suitable plan of work following careful analysis of test experiments
  2. Complete data taking and processing and critical discussion of results
  3. Reporting in written form in a format generally acceptable for scientific publication

Attendance
Due to the short duration and intensive nature of the lab course, 100% attendance is required.

Werkvormen

UCU SCI lab course

Toetsing

Eindresultaat

Verplicht | Weging 100% | ECTS 2,5

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:

Voorkennis

Also possible course admission with high school (HL) physics

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Samenwerken

Cursusmomenten

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Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Several copies of Young & Freedman, University Physics (Pearson, 13th ed.) are available in the lab room for background reading. Parts of the sections Waves/acoustics (Ch. 15 and 16) and Optics (Ch. 33 - 36) are treated.
  • DIVERSE
    We supply lab journals and experiment outlines for this course.

Aanbevolen materiaal

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Opmerkingen

Registration for lab courses closes approx. 3 months prior to start. 3 modules to be taken in 2 consecutive terms

Coördinator

dr. G.S.A.T. van Rossum G.S.A.T.vanRossum@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. N.J. van der Heijden n.j.vanderheijden@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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