| Week of | Chapter in Text | Homework Due | Laboratory | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 16 | – | – | First Day of Class Thursday Aug. 20 |
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| Aug. 23 | 1. Our World of Light & Color | HW1 Sept. 4 | 1. Light & Illumination | Aug. 26 Last day to drop without W | |
| Aug. 30 | 2. Mystery of Light | HW2 Sept. 11 | 1.5 Waves | – | |
| Sept. 6 | 3. Reflection, Mirrors &Kaleidoscopes | HW3 Sept. 18 | 2. Reflection of Light | Labor Day Sept. 7 | |
| Sept.13 | 4. Refraction of Light | HW4 Sept. 25 | 3. Refraction & Total Reflection | – | |
| Sept. 20 | 4. Refraction of Light | HW5 Oct. 2 | 4. Imaging Light | – | |
| Sept. 27 | 14. Visual Percepton & Illusions | HW6 Oct. 13 | 10. The Eye Model | – | |
| Oct. 4 | – Lost to flooding | HW7 Oct. 22 | – | – | |
| Oct. 11 | 5. Interference | HW8 Oct. 30 | 5. Optics of the Eye & Stereoscopy | Last day for W, Mon. Oct. 12 | |
| Mid-term exam to be held Oct. 13 at 1:15 PM. | |||||
| Oct. 18 | 5. Diffraction | HW9 Nov. 4 | 6. The Visible Spectrum | Fall Break, Th.
& Fri. Oct. 22 & 23 | |
| Oct. 25 | 6. Light Sources 7. Polarization | HW10 Nov. 11 HW11 Nov. 18 | M. Museum Visit | – | |
| Nov. 1 | 6. Light Sources | HW12 Nov. 19 | – | Nov. 3, Election
Day, no classes | |
| Nov. 8 | 8. Color Vision | HW13 Nov. 24 | 7. Polarization | Papers due Nov. 12 | |
| Nov. 15 | 8. Color Vision 10. Photography | HW14 Dec. 3 | 9. The Camera | – | |
| Nov. 22 | 9. Holography | HW15 Dec. 4 | – | Thanksgiving Break Nov. 25 - Nov. 39 | |
| Nov. 29 | 11. Computer Images 12. Optical Recording | HW16 Dec. 6 | Make-up Lecture Make-up Lab | Classes end Dec. 4 | |
| Final exam to be held Thur. Dec. 10 at 12:30 PM. | |||||