PHY 362 - Physics of Waves, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): PHY 131, PHY 132 or PHY 145L, PHY 146L, one year of calculus, or instructor’s permission
A study of the nature of waves. May include topics from the areas of geometric optics, interference and diffraction phenomena, the production and propagation of electromagnetic and acoustic waves as well as the interaction of light and sound with matter. Spread sheet are used to solve appropriate problems.