Light is probably the most illusive topic in all of research activities in the history of mankind. The ancient philosophers studied it, mentioned in the Bible, Qur'an, literature and, now in modern times the light of a laser has revolutionized science research.
Laser is a truly wonder invention.
In this course, students will explore the historical development of the laser along with a variety of natural phenomena related to light. Undertstanding a laser would also mean learning about elementary properties of light. In addition, laser has numerous applications such as laser scanning of bar codes to find the price, fiber optic communications and laser surgery to name a few. Opportunities for experimentation with a low power Helium-Neon laser and a variety of equipment. Internet resources and videos will be used.