During April, there will be a pop quiz. It will be totally qualitative in nature (no math) and comprehensive to its date. It will count as 12 % of the grade. Makeup per doctor’s note or equivalent only.

OUTLINE

  1. Microscopic Basis of Conduction and Ohms Law (2/10)
  2. Electromagnetic Theory (2/13, 15, 17, 20)
  3. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, or Light (2/22, 24)
  4. Propagation of Light Through Media
    1. Optical Refraction (2/27)
    2. Optical Dispersion (3/1)
    3. Optical Guiding and Fiber Communication (3/3)
    4. Lasers (3/6, 8)
  5. Antennas (3/10, 13, 15, 17)

    Midterm (3/20)

    Class cancelled (3/22, 24); Spring Break (3/25-4/2)

  6. Light Interference
    1. Phased array antennas (4/3)
    2. Diffraction Gratings (4/5)
  7. Modern Physics
    1. Photons (4/7)
    1. Electrons as waves, or Quantum Mechanics (4/7)
  8. Solid State Physics
    1. Free electron theory of metals (4/10, 12)
    2. Atomic physics and the formation of solids (4/12)
    3. Semiconductors and band gaps (4/14, 17)
    4. Direct and indirect semiconductors (4/19)
    5. P-type and n-type semiconductors (4/21)
  9. Diodes
    1. Electrical properties (4/24, 26, 28)
    2. Optical (photodiode, Solar Cell, LED) properties (5/1, 3)
  10. Transistors
    1. Vacuum tubes and signal amplification (5/5)
    2. Bipolar transistors (5/8, 10)
    3. MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistors (5/12, 15)

    Review lecture (5/17)

    Final exam (5/22, 1-3)