Wave Physics and Optics

Education facts

Code: FYGA28

Periodic oscillations: amplitude, period time, wavelength, frequency, phase, position, velocity, acceleration, forced oscillations, resonance, damping. Plane, circular, and spherical waves: longitudinal and transverse waves, mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. Wave construction: the wave equation, the superposition principle, Hyugen's principle, Fourier analysis. Basic wave properties: wave energy, phase and group velocities, wave packets, refraction, diffraction, standing waves, interference, beat tones, dispersion. Sound: the human hearing, musical instruments, the Doppler effect, acoustic impledance. Light: mirrors, lens systems, polarization, index of refraction, double refraction, the human eye, optical aids and instruments, resolution, the ray model, the wave model, the photon model. Instruction is in the form of lectures, exercises, and mandatory laboratory sessions.

Entry requirements

General entry qualifications, including Fysik 2, Kemi 1 and Matematik 4/D, alternatively Fysik nivå 2, Kemi nivå 1 and Matematik-fortsättning nivå 2.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Wave Physics and Optics

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %