Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
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1. | Course introduction and electromagnetic (EM) waves to understand the importance of EM waves in modern world and our everyday
interaction with it : 1. Guidance of the overview of the course 2. EM waves and their applications in the investigation of living and non-living things 3. Highlight the required mathematical concepts |
Read the syllabus description (preparation) | 30minutes |
Familiarize with the term electromagnetic waves or EM waves (preparation) | 60minutes | ||
Think about where EM waves are used and Prepare 3 examples of devices that you use everyday to be reported in class | 10minutes | ||
2. | Revise of mathematical concepts and laws: 1.Vector algebra 2. Wave motion 3. Laws of electricity and magnetism a. Coloumb's law; b. Faraday's law and Ampere's law |
Revise the concept of vector algebra such as inner product, gradients, divergence | 60minutes |
Revise the knowledge of wave motion and its description with the handout provided | 60minutes | ||
Revise the knowledge on fundamental laws with the handout provided | 60minutes | ||
3. | Introduction to Maxwell's equations: 1. Four equations and their physical meaning 2. Solve the Maxwell's equations for a plane wave at the boundary of two optically dissimilar materials of non-absorbing case 3. Calculation with Matlab software a. Basic skills for calculation and visualization of results using Matlab software |
Preparation for class and review with the handout | 60minutes |
Gain basic calculation and visualization skills using Matlab software | 120minutes | ||
4. | Continuation of Maxwell's equations: 1.Solve the Maxwell's equations for a plane wave at the boundary of two optically dissimilar materials of absorbing case 2.Concept of energy of EM waves and its propagation and intensity |
Work out basic examples provided | 60minutes |
Preparation for the class with the handout | 60minutes | ||
5. | Fresnel relations for reflection and refraction: 1. Snell's law and its derivation based on Maxwell's laws 2. Fresnel's laws for different media boundaries 3. Total internal reflection and its implications in nano-optics 4. Thin films and the interference effects and their implications in optics |
Work out the reflection and refraction of the provided examples such as dielectric and metals | 30minutes |
Preparation for the class with the handout | 60minutes | ||
6. | Interaction of EM waves with different materials: 1. Wavelength dependence of materials or dispersion 2. Concept of oscillation and its damping and Lorentz model 3.Optical behavior of glass and non metals |
Preparation for the class with the handout | 120minutes |
Work out the provided problems | 60minutes | ||
7. | Interaction of EM waves with different materials continued: 1.Optical behavior of metals 2. Plasma 3. Dispersion in solids and gases 4. Kramers-Kronig relation in dispersion and its importance |
Preparation for the class with the handout | 120minutes |
Work out the provided problems | 60minutes | ||
8. | Midterm test to asses students' understanding; Can use book to work out the problems Guidance to students for end of course presentations from week 10 a. list of topics b. assessment strategy of individual and peer c.note taking skills |
Revising the content on interaction of EM waves and its interaction with different materials; Revise the laws and the relations learned. | 120minutes |
9. | Guidance continuation Applications of EM waves in the study of living and nonliving things : introduction to different technologies |
Preparation for presentation | 60minutes |
10. | Students' presentation and peer assessment | Preparation for presentation | 60minutes |
Summarizing peer work | 30minutes | ||
11. | Students' presentation and peer assessment | Preparation for presentation | 60minutes |
Summarizing peer work | 30minutes | ||
12. | Students' presentation and peer assessment | Preparation for presentation | 60minutes |
Summarizing peer work | 30minutes | ||
13. | Research paper reading and writing a summary: Critical reading of research papers and getting details related to student individual master thesis project |
Writing summary | 120minutes |
14. | Final over view of the course and survey | Revising summary for final submission | 60minutes |
Total. | - | - | 1660minutes |
In class | Homework assignments | Midterm test | Presentation | Summary | Total. | |
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1. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
2. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
3. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
4. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
5. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | ||
6. | 2% | 3% | 3% | 30% | 22% | 60% |
Total. | 12% | 18% | 18% | 30% | 22% | - |
Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
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N/A | N/A |