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Arts & Sciences 1138.03: Freshman Seminar
The Wave Nature of the Universe
Syllabus
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Week 2: |
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Topic: |
Introduction to the Course |
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Discussion: |
Handouts and syllabus given out. |
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Week 3: |
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Holiday - No Class |
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Week 4: |
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Introduction to Waves |
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Discussion: |
Reality vs Perception |
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Week 5: |
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Topic: |
Introduction to Waves |
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Discussion: |
Waves and wave properties; light and sound |
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Week 6: |
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Properties of Waves; How do we see and hear? |
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Discussion: |
Depth Perception |
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Week 7: |
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Topic: |
General Properties of Waves |
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Discussion: |
Wave Properties |
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Week 8: |
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Topic: |
General Properties of Waves |
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Discussion: |
Interference amd Diffraction |
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Week 9: |
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Topic: |
Interference and Diffraction |
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Discussion: |
Museum of Holography Video |
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Week 10: |
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Topic: |
Rules and Scales in Working with Waves |
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Discussion: |
Stability; Coherence |
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Week 11: |
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Topic: |
Waves and a Discrete Quantum World |
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Discussion: |
A hint at why we exist. |
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Week 12: |
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Topic: |
The Statistical Nature of the Quantum World |
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Discussion: |
A hint at how long we will survive. |
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Week 13: |
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Topic: |
Outcomes of the Discrete World |
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Discussion: |
Specialness |
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Week 14: |
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Topic: |
Lasers and Holograms |
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Discussion: |
Lasers; Holographic art; Paper Draft Due |
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Week 15: |
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Topic: |
The Making of a Hologram |
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Discussion: |
Holography in Practice |
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Week 16: |
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Topic: |
The Making of a Hologram |
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Laboratory: |
Make a Reflection Hologram;
Final Paper due |
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