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Part I: Mechanical Vibrations and Waves
Lecture 1: Periodic Oscillations, Harmonic Oscillators
Lecture 2: Damped Free Oscillators
Lecture 3: Driven Oscillators, Transient Phenomena, Resonance
Lecture 4: Coupled Oscillators, Normal Modes
Lecture 5: Beat Phenomena
Lecture 6: Driven Oscillators, Resonance
Lecture 7: Symmetry, Infinite Number of Coupled Oscillators
Lecture 8: Translation Symmetry
Lecture 9: Wave Equation, Standing Waves, Fourier Series
Exam 1
Lecture 10: Traveling Waves
Lecture 11: Sound Waves
Part II: Electromagnetic Waves
Lecture 12: Maxwell's Equation, Electromagnetic Waves
Lecture 13: Dispersive Medium, Phase Velocity, Group Velocity
Lecture 14: Fourier Transform, AM Radio
Lecture 15: Uncertainty Principle, 2D Waves
Lecture 16: 2D and 3D Waves, Snell's Law
Part III: Optics
Lecture 17: Polarization, Polarizer
Exam 2
Lecture 18: Wave Plates, Radiation
Lecture 19: Waves in Medium
Lecture 20: Interference, Soap Bubble
Lecture 21: Phased Radar, Single Electron Interference
Lecture 22: Diffraction, Resolution
Lecture 23: Quantum Waves and Gravitational Waves
Lecture 24: Review for Final Exam
Final Exam
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Prof. Yen-Jie Lee
Departments
Physics
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Fall 2016
Level
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Electromagnetism
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8.03SC | Fall 2016 | Undergraduate
Physics III: Vibrations and Waves
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Syllabus
Instructor Insights
Instructor Reflections on Teaching 8.03
Part I: Mechanical Vibrations and Waves
Lecture 1: Periodic Oscillations, Harmonic Oscillators
Lecture 2: Damped Free Oscillators
Lecture 3: Driven Oscillators, Transient Phenomena, Resonance
Lecture 4: Coupled Oscillators, Normal Modes
Lecture 5: Beat Phenomena
Lecture 6: Driven Oscillators, Resonance
Lecture 7: Symmetry, Infinite Number of Coupled Oscillators
Lecture 8: Translation Symmetry
Lecture 9: Wave Equation, Standing Waves, Fourier Series
Exam 1
Lecture 10: Traveling Waves
Lecture 11: Sound Waves
Part II: Electromagnetic Waves
Lecture 12: Maxwell's Equation, Electromagnetic Waves
Lecture 13: Dispersive Medium, Phase Velocity, Group Velocity
Lecture 14: Fourier Transform, AM Radio
Lecture 15: Uncertainty Principle, 2D Waves
Lecture 16: 2D and 3D Waves, Snell's Law
Part III: Optics
Lecture 17: Polarization, Polarizer
Exam 2
Lecture 18: Wave Plates, Radiation
Lecture 19: Waves in Medium
Lecture 20: Interference, Soap Bubble
Lecture 21: Phased Radar, Single Electron Interference
Lecture 22: Diffraction, Resolution
Lecture 23: Quantum Waves and Gravitational Waves
Lecture 24: Review for Final Exam
Final Exam
Problem Solving Help Videos
Resource Index
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Instructor
Prof. Yen-Jie Lee
Departments
Physics
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Fall 2016
Level
Undergraduate
Topics
Science
Physics
Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics
Classical Mechanics
Electromagnetism
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