Waves (AP20008)
Website: http://apricot.ap.polyu.edu.hk/waves (for access outside
our Lab, use login: ep password:
ep)
Learning OutcomesLecturer: Dr. C.H. Lam (Office:
BC615)
Tutors (for grading): Ms. YOU Huilin (Office: BC520, email: you_huilin@yahoo.com)
Textbooks:
- College Physics, P.P. Urone, R. Hinrichs, K, Kirks and M. Sharma (2012) (Free textbook)
- Vibrations and waves, G.C. King, Wiley (2009)
- Fundamentals of Physics, D. Halliday, R. Resnick and
J. Walker, John Wiley & Sons
References:
- Optics, E. Hecht 4th Ed., Addison Weskey, 2001
- Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, 3rd Ed., M.L. Boas, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Assessment: assignments and tests (40%), examination (60%)
Lecture Notes to be written during lectures
Lecture Notes from 2019   (These brief notes are not supposed to be for self-study. We will go through them together during lectures. For self-study, I recommend reading the textbooks and references.)
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