[100% Off] A Solid Foundation In The Physics Of Waves, Sound And Optics
Light, sound, Huygens-Fresnel, polarisation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, beats, interference, Doppler, film
What you’ll learn
- Understand the properties and behaviour of waves
- including electromagnetic and sound waves
- Use the Huygens-Fresnel principle to describe the reflection of light from a surface
- including diffuse and specular reflection
- Use ray diagrams to describe the images formed by a mirror due to the reflection of light
- “Use Snells law to describe the refraction of light through a surface and total internal reflection”
- Use ray diagrams to describe the images formed by a lens due to the refraction of light
- Understand the difference between waves and pulses and their properties like wavespeed
- amplitude and energy
- Understand the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves
- Describe the properties of periodic waves
- including period
- frequency and wavelength
- “Describe the behaviour of waves at boundaries and how the polarisation of electromagnetic waves influences intensity using Malus law”
- Interpret the electromagnetic spectrum and derive the energy density of electromagnetic waves
- Explain the Doppler effect by analysing sound waves propagating from a moving object
- Understand wave interference and how it results in the formation of beats and standing waves
- “Describe the diffraction of light using a single-slit and Youngs double-slit experiment
- and the influence of diffraction grating”
- Understand the phase change of light
- and thin-film interference and its applications
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of introductory physics (mechanics)
- Basic algebra
Description
This course is designed to make learning Physics (Waves, Sound and Optics) easy. It is well-arranged into targeted sections of focused lectures and extensive worked examples to give you a solid foundation while enhancing your understanding in key Physics topics.The course is ideal for:
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Current physics students who have taken mechanics and want to be at the top of their class
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First year university students who are taking Physics or Engineering
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Any person who wants to improve their understanding and problem solving skills in Physics
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Any person who has taken physics a while ago and wants a quick refresher course
At the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation in one of the most important disciplines in Physics, which you will definitely come across if you are from a science or engineering (applied science) background.
I welcome any questions and provide a friendly Q&A forum where I aim to respond to you in a timely manner.
Enrol today and you will get:
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Lifetime access to refer back to the course whenever you need to
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Friendly Q&A forum
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Udemy Certificate of Completion
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30-day money back guarantee
The course covers the following core units and topics of Electricity and Magnetism:
1) Geometric Optics
a) Reflection using the Huygens-Fresnel principle, and diffuse vs specular reflection
b) Derive the mirror equation and predict the formation of images by reflection using ray diagrams
c) Use Snell’s law to describe the refraction of light through a surface and total internal reflection
d) Derive the thin lens equation and predict the formation of images by refraction using ray diagrams
2) Waves, Sound and Physical Optics
a) Waves vs wave pulses
b) Wave speed of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves propagating through a string
c) Transverse vs longitudinal waves
d) Properties of waves, including amplitude and energy
e) Periodic waves and their properties (period, frequency, wavelength)
f) Wave behaviour at boundaries and polarisation
g) Effect of wave polarisation on intensity and Malus’ law
h) Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic specturm
i) Doppler effect
j) Wave interference and the formation of beats and standing waves
3) Diffraction and Phase Change of Light Waves
a) Intro to diffraction
b) Diffraction patterns due to single-slit interference
c) Influence of opening shapes on diffraction patterns
d) Young’s double-slit experiment, interference, diffraction and light intensity
e) Diffraction grating
f) Phase change of light waves
g) Thin-film interference and its applications
