College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Optics
Geometrical Optics
Speed of Light
Straight Line Propagation
Reflection from Flat Surfaces
Reflection from Curves Surfaces
Refractive Index
Refraction from Flat Surfaces
Total Internal Reflection
Rainbow
Thin Lens
Pinhole
Thick Lens
Optical Instruments
Photometry
Luminosity
Blackbodies
Diffraction
Diffraction Through One Slit
Diffraction Around Objects
Interference
Interference from Two Sources
Gratings
Thin Films
Interferometers
Color
Synthesis and Analysis of Color
Scattering
Polarization
Dichroic Polarization
Polarization by Reflection
Circular Polarization
Birefringence
Polarization by Scattering
The Eye
The Eye
Physiology
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