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Arts & Sciences 138.03: Freshman Seminar
The Wave Nature of the Universe
Syllabus
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Week 1: |
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Lecture: |
Introduction to the Course |
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Discussion: |
Handouts. |
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Week 2: |
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Lecture: |
Introduction to Waves |
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Discussion: |
Waves and wave properties; light and sound; how do we see and hear? |
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Week 3: |
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Lecture: |
Properties of Waves |
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Discussion: |
Interference; Museum of Holography Video |
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Week 4: |
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Lecture: |
Properties of Waves |
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Discussion: |
Diffraction |
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Week 5: |
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Lecture: |
Rules and Scales in Working with Waves |
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Discussion: |
Stability; Coherence |
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Week 6: |
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Lecture: |
Waves and a Discrete Quantum World |
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Discussion: |
A hint at why we exist. |
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Week 7: |
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Lecture: |
The Statistical Nature of the Quantum World |
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Discussion: |
A hint at how long we will survive. |
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Week 8: |
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Lecture: |
Outcomes of the Discrete World |
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Discussion: |
Lasers; Holographic art |
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Week 9: |
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Lecture: |
The Making of a Hologram |
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Demonstration: |
Student work; Holography in Practice |
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Week 10: |
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Critique: |
Final Piece due |
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Discussion: |
Class discussion of student work |
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