8.03 Physics III, Spring 2003
Author(s)
Mavalvala, Nergis
Greytak, Thomas
Alternative Title
Physics III
Date Issued
June 2003
Abstract
Mechanical vibrations and waves, simple harmonic motion, superposition, forced vibrations and resonance, coupled oscillations and normal modes, vibrations of continuous systems, reflection and refraction, phase and group velocity. Optics, wave solutions to Maxwell's equations, polarization, Snell's law, interference, Huygens's principle, Fraunhofer diffraction, and gratings.
Subjects
Mechanical vibrations and waves
simple harmonic motion
superposition
forced vibrations and resonance
coupled oscillations and normal modes
vibrations of continuous systems
reflection and refraction
phase and group velocity
wave solutions to Maxwell's equations
polarization
Snell's Law
interference
Huygens's principle
Fraunhofer diffraction
gratings
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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