A Solid Foundation In The Physics Of Waves, Sound And Optics
Published 8/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Language: English | Duration: 3h 59m | Size: 1.45 GB
Light, sound, Huygens-Fresnel, polarisation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, beats, interference, Doppler, film
What you'll learn
Understand the properties and behaviour of waves, including electromagnetic and sound waves
Use the Huygens-Fresnel principle to describe the reflection of light from a surface, including diffuse and specular reflection
Use ray diagrams to describe the images formed by a mirror due to the reflection of light
Use Snell's law to describe the refraction of light through a surface and total internal reflection
Use ray diagrams to describe the images formed by a lens due to the refraction of light
Understand the difference between waves and pulses and their properties like wavespeed, amplitude and energy
Understand the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves
Describe the properties of periodic waves, including period, frequency and wavelength
Describe the behaviour of waves at boundaries and how the polarisation of electromagnetic waves influences intensity using Malus' law
Interpret the electromagnetic spectrum and derive the energy density of electromagnetic waves
Explain the Doppler effect by analysing sound waves propagating from a moving object
Understand wave interference and how it results in the formation of beats and standing waves
Describe the diffraction of light using a single-slit and Young's double-slit experiment, and the influence of diffraction grating
Understand the phase change of light, and thin-film interference and its applications
Requirements
Basic knowledge of introductory physics (mechanics)
Basic algebra
Description
This course is designed to make learning Physics (Waves, Sound and Optics) easy. It is well-arranged into targeted sections of focused lectures and extensive worked examples to give you a solid foundation while enhancing your understanding in key Physics topics.The course is ideal for:Current physics students who have taken mechanics and want to be at the top of their classFirst year university students who are taking Physics or EngineeringAny person who wants to improve their understanding and problem solving skills in PhysicsAny person who has taken physics a while ago and wants a quick refresher courseAt the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation in one of the most important disciplines in Physics, which you will definitely come across if you are from a science or engineering (applied science) background. I welcome any questions and provide a friendly Q&A forum where I aim to respond to you in a timely manner. Enrol today and you will get:Lifetime access to refer back to the course whenever you need toFriendly Q&A forumUdemy Certificate of Completion30-day money back guaranteeThe course covers the following core units and topics of Electricity and Magnetism:1) Geometric Opticsa) Reflection using the Huygens-Fresnel principle, and diffuse vs specular reflectionb) Derive the mirror equation and predict the formation of images by reflection using ray diagramsc) Use Snell's law to describe the refraction of light through a surface and total internal reflectiond) Derive the thin lens equation and predict the formation of images by refraction using ray diagrams2) Waves, Sound and Physical Opticsa) Waves vs wave pulsesb) Wave speed of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves propagating through a stringc) Transverse vs longitudinal wavesd) Properties of waves, including amplitude and energye) Periodic waves and their properties (period, frequency, wavelength)f) Wave behaviour at boundaries and polarisationg) Effect of wave polarisation on intensity and Malus' lawh) Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic specturmi) Doppler effectj) Wave interference and the formation of beats and standing waves3) Diffraction and Phase Change of Light Wavesa) Intro to diffractionb) Diffraction patterns due to single-slit interferencec) Influence of opening shapes on diffraction patternsd) Young's double-slit experiment, interference, diffraction and light intensitye) Diffraction gratingf) Phase change of light wavesg) Thin-film interference and its applications
Who this course is for
Current physics students who have taken mechanics and want to be at the top of their class
First year university physics and engineering students
Any person who wants to improve their understanding and problem solving skills in physics
Any person who has taken physics a while ago and wants a quick refresher course