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PHYS-4614: Optics

Description: Fundamentals of the ray, wave and quantum models of light, and topics in modern optics with contemporary applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (MATH-2204 or MATH-2204H or MATH-2224) and (MATH-2214 or MATH-2214H) and PHYS-2306

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 2.78 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 15.27%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.31%

Vinh Nguyen202429.0%38.1%18.9%7.9%3.9%2.3%2.786

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W