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PHYS 620B
Light & Optics

Course Description: Teachers will learn how light behaves and the reasons why it does so. Topics to be studied include light propagation, shadows, refraction, lenses, prisms, color, eye properties, wave properties of light, and optical phenomena. Many activites will be conducted, including ray tracing, determination of lens focal lengths, making telescopes, and assembling spectroscopes. Many lecture demonstrations will be conducted for better understanding of the concepts of light and optics.

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Summer 2008 08226902 E701 1 1400 - 1900 T W Northern Virginia Physics Building
Room 305
STEPHEN THORNTON
Session Dates: Jul 1 2008 - Jul 15 2008
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Notes and Comments:
Program Contact: Charlotte Partain
Textbook Information
Tuition: Tuition rates are based on registrant's status and residency. You must complete a profile in order to establish an accurate tuition rate and register for credit courses. Register Now!

Spring 2008 08116146 E146 1 0830 - 1700 S University To Be Announced
Room
STEPHEN THORNTON
Session Dates: Feb 23 2008 - Mar 8 2008
Course Website:
Notes and Comments:
Program Contact: Martha Ann Toms-Farmer
Textbook Information
Tuition: Tuition rates are based on registrant's status and residency. You must complete a profile in order to establish an accurate tuition rate and register for credit courses. Register Now!