Instructor: Philippe PIOT https://qa2.niu.edu/advanced-accelerator-randd/
Office: La Tourette Hall Rm 226
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Class meeting: Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Location: Faraday Hall 238
Textbook: J. Peatross and M. Ware, Physics of Light and Optics, 2015 edition, http://optics.byu.edu/
Last updated: Aug. 27, 2018
Course Catalogue Description
Geometrical, physical, quantum, and experimental optics with emphasis on topics of current interest. Three lectures plus a three-hour laboratory weekly.
Grading
PHYS 430:
Homework = 30 %, Labs = 30%, Midterm (week of 3/12/18)= 20 % Final (finals week) = 20 %. Both Midterm and Final exam will be closed book examinations.
PHYS 530
Homework = 20 %, Labs = 30%, Project = 10%, Midterm (week of 3/12/18)= 20 % Final (finals week) = 20 %. Both Midterm and Final exam will be closed book examinations. The following scales are use for the final (letter) grades:
A : > 90%
A-: > 85%
B+: > 80%
B : > 75%
B-: > 70%
C+: > 65%
C : > 60%
C-: > 55%
D : > 50%
F : < 50%
