Image formation, thick lenses, lens aberrations. Electromagnetic wave theory, interference, diffraction, dispersion. Interaction of light with matter. Offered even years. Offered odd years.
Attention is given to laboratory techniques and data analysis.
The Schroedinger equation, the uncertainty principle, angular momentum, spin, the hydrogen atom and many electron atoms. Nuclear structure, models of the nucleus, nuclear decay, nuclear reactions, nuclear forces. Offered on demand. Overview of major field. Special project or research paper.