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Practical Exercises of Physics III

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Course Unit Code480-2053/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CIP10doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.
Summary
The practicals follow the theoretical subjects called Physics III, devoted to optics, and supply the basic practical exercises. Attention is paid to the experiments demonstrating wide range of light phenomena – geometrical as well as wave optics and polarization of light. Not only the measurement realization itself, but also its correct processing and evaluation is emphasized.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Illustrate the achieved theoretical knowledge in modern physics with its practical applications.
Make the students acquainted with the operation of basic experimental apparatuses used in optics and modern physics. Apply the simple statistical methods of measurement processing and evaluation
Course Contents
1. Refractive index, refractometry, dispersion of light
2. Reflection on a plane surface (Fresnel equations)
3. The optical parameters of imaging systems (lenses, microscope)
4. The optics of anisotropic media (polarization)
5. The study of light diffraction on the grid, slit, doubleslit, wire, edge, circular aperture
6. Measurements on the Michelson interferometer
7. Optical rotation measurement
8. Measuring the Planck's constant on the basis of photoelectric effect
9. Interference of polarized light
10. Photometric measurements
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SALEH B. E. A., TEICH M. C.: Fundamentals of Photonics 3ed., Wiley, 2019,
ISBN 978-1119506874

HECHT E.: Optics 5ed., Pearson Education, 2019, ISBN 978-9353439590

KIRKUP L., FRENKEL R. B.: An Introduction to Uncertainty in Measurement, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 9780521605793

PELANT, I. a kol.: Fyzikální praktikum III - Optika, MatfyzPress, Praha 2005, ISBN 80-86732-67-3

SALEH B. E. A., TEICH M. C.: Fundamentals of Photonics 3ed., Wiley, 2019,
ISBN 978-1119506874

KIRKUP L., FRENKEL R. B.: An Introduction to Uncertainty in Measurement, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 9780521605793


Recommended Reading:
BORN M., WOLF E.: Principles of Optics 7ed., Cambridge University Press, 2020,
ISBN ‎ 978-1108477437

PEDROTTI F. L., PEDROTTI L. M., PEDROTTI L. S.: Introduction to Optics 3ed.,
Cambridge University Press, 2017, ISBN 978-1108428262

IIZUKA K.: Engineering Optics 4ed., Springer, 2019, ISBN 978-3319692500
BAJER J.: Optika 1, Univerzita Palackého, 2015, ISBN 978-80-244-4532-8

BAJER J.: Optika 2, Univerzita Palackého, 2018, ISBN 978-80-907098-0-5

HECHT E.: Optics 5ed., Pearson Education, 2019, ISBN 978-9353439590
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51