Information Package / Course Catalogue
Optic
Course Code: FİZ305
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To gain an insight of geometric optics by using light beam phenomenon

Course Content

Reflection, refraction and diffraction of light

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüseyin DERİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Can distinguish between light rays and light waves.
2.Be able to express the laws of reflection and show the reflection of light rays from plane and spherical surfaces with appropriate drawings.
3.Be able to express the laws of refraction and show the refraction of light rays from plane and spherical surfaces with suitable drawings.
4.Can define the refractive index and give characteristic values ??for glass, air and water.
5.Can define the critical angle and total internal reflection at the interface of two transparent media.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fundamentals of Optics, Francis Jenkins and Harvey White, Volume I, 2001
2.Optics, Hecht, E., and A. Zajac, 2nd Edition. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley, Publishing Company, 987.
3.Geometrik Optik, Selma Karaali, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1971
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
History of light
Week 2 - Theoretical
Geometric optics approximation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Wave surfaces and light beams
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reflection and refraction of light
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reflection and refraction laws
Week 6 - Theoretical
Huygens principle
Week 7 - Theoretical
Fermat principle
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Reflective optic systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mirrors
Week 11 - Theoretical
Refractive optic systems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Prisms
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lenses
Week 14 - Theoretical
Optic devices
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Assignment101010
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination150252
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
2
2
1
2
3
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
1
2
1
1
1
1
OÇ-5
1
2
1
1
1
1
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2026