Course Description: Rays and Waves, Snell's Law, Mirror and Prism Systems, Gaussian Imagery and Cardinal Points, Paraxial Raytracing, Stops and Pupils, Radiometric Transfer, Vignetting, Elementary Optical Systems (Objectives, Telescopes, Illumination Systems, Projectors, Photographic Systems), Optical Materials, Dispersion, Achromats.

Course Objectives: This course will provide the student with a fundamental understanding of optical system design and instrumentation. The course begins with the foundations of geometrical optics, which includes the first-order properties of systems, and paraxial raytracing, continues with a discussion of elementary optical systems, and concludes with an introduction to optical materials and dispersion. A special emphasis is placed upon the practical aspects of the design of optical systems.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

Foundations of Geometrical Optics

Elementary Optical Systems

Optical Materials and Dispersion

Course Requirements:

Homework: As scheduled

Examinations: Midterm, Take-home design final, Final

Computer Language: None

Computer Facilities: None

Laboratory: None

Project: None

Degree Applicability:

CE[AA]	CH[NA]	CS[AA]	EE[BDE]	EM[E]	ESM[NA]	MAT[E]
MBA[NA]	ME[E]	MES[BE]	MSE[E]	SE[NA]	SY[AA]

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NTU Semester Credit Hours: 3
Number of Lecture Hours: 30 (75 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Tuesday/Thursday

Contributing Scholar:
John E. Greivenkamp Jr.
Optical Sciences Center
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ   85721
Phone: 520-621-2942

Fax: 520-621-9691
greiven@arizona.edu

Note: Contributing Scholars are responsible for the design, organization, content, and presentation of NTU courses. Online classroom management, student management, and other matters related to academic administration of courses are the responsibility of support "Faculty". Either person is often called "Instructor". To identify and differentiate between these roles, we use the terms "Contributing Scholar" and "Faculty".

Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Pam Shack
Phone: 520-626-4573
Fax: 520-626-1102
pshack@email.arizona.edu


Prerequisites: Introductory physics with calculus.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Field Guide to Geometrical Optics, John E. Greivenkamp, ISBN 0819452947.
2.	Notes are required for this course. They will be made available at cost and shipped automatically from The University of Arizona.