COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO OPTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 2107 INTRODUCTION TO OPTICS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEYNEP DEMIR VATANSEVER

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

Audience of the course is undergraduate student in the 3th semester. An introduction to optics is aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the basic principles of optics.
2   To gain information about the working principle of different optic imaging systems, lasers.
3   To gain background in fiber optics.
4   To learn about holography and its applications.
5   To learn about optical properties of materials.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nature of Light, Product and Measurement of Light
2 Geometrical Optics
3 Optical Instrumentation
4 Optics of the Eye
5 Interference of the Light
6 Optical Interferometry
7 Midterm
8 Holography
9 Lasers
10 Laser Applications
11 Fiber Optics
12 Optical Properties of Materials
13 Homework presentations
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Main reference:
Introduction to Optics, Frank L. Pedrotti, Leno S. Pedrotti, Prentice Hall, 1993
Introduction to Optics Volume 1, George Asimellis, SPIE Press, 2020.
Auxiliary Reference:
Information Optics and Photonics, Thierry Fournell, Bahram Javidi, Springer 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, writing codes, discussions, Tutorials and homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be according to the midterm and final exam grade, as well as the homework assigments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeynep.demir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 11 2 22
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 3 33
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255552222422222
LO.355552222422422
LO.455552222422422
LO.555552222422422