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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
explain plane electromagnetic waves and waves propagation
derive the wave equation
describe the transport of electromagnetic energy
explain scattering, interference, diffraction, reflection, polarization, and refraction of electromagnetic waves
use complex notation competently for wave phenomena
solve problems which require the use of wave representations of electric and magnetic fields in propagating electromagnetic waves
Course contents
Review of Maxwell's equations and wave equations in a dielectric. Electromagnetic potentials. Propagation of plane and spherical waves. Huygen’s wavelets and Fermat’s principle. Recap of polarization states. Interference. Michelson interferometer and Fabry-Perot etalon. Fourier transform spectroscopy. Young’s slits. Lloyd’s mirror.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PHY 304.