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Optics is the study of light rays or waves and their behaviour and properties. Areas of study include how light is reflected, absorbed, refracted, diffracted and more. In practical terms, optics has brought us developments such as lenses, microscopes, fibre-optic telecomms, lasers, medical imaging breakthroughs, cameras and solar energy....…Read More
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Introduction to Optometry
- Explain the role and scope of optometrists in the field ...
- Discuss ocular anatomy and physiology in detail
- Outline the structure and function of the eye
- Explain how optometrists conduct visual asses... Read More

Diploma in Optical Engineering
- Discuss the meaning and importance of optical engineerin...
- Explain the basics of optical engineering using differen...
- Analyze how light travels in a homogeneous medium and th...
- Explain the parameters of the transverse magn... Read More

Introduction to Optical Engineering
- Discuss the meaning and historical background of optical...
- Explain the concept and application of Gaussian beams to...
- Analyze how light travels in a straight line ... Read More

An Introduction to Solar Energy Engineering
- Recall the different ways of harnessing solar energy
- Describe the devices commonly used for solar energy coll...
- Explain how solar radiation reaches the surfa... Read More

Fundamentals of MATLAB and Diffractive Optics in Optical Engineering
- Discuss the concept of Python in optical engineering and...
- Explain the variables of different types of operations o...
- Analyze the interference between two plane wa... Read More

High School Physics: Waves and Light
- List examples of transverse and longitudinal waves
- Explain the production of sound waves from different sub...
- Summarize the reflection of a plane wave by a... Read More

Introduction to Gaussian Beams in Optical Engineering
- Discuss the concept of the Gaussian beams and their usef...
- Explain the mathematical derivation of the Gaussian beam...
- Discuss the intensity of the Gaussian beam an... Read More

Fundamentals of Monochromatic and Chromatic Aberrations in Optical Engineering
- Discuss the processes involved in ray tracing using opti...
- Explain the concept of aberration as well as the compone...
- Define the numerical aperture and its functio... Read More
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