PHY 114 CC: LIGHT AND COLOR
Why is the sky blue, milk white, sunsets red, and rainbows rainbow? How are light and color generated and observed? This course answers these questions, and many more. "Light and Color" studies the science of optics: examining the concept of light, how we see it, and how our brain perceives it. In this course, we will explore the nature of light rays, the wave behavior of light, how light is generated, how colors are perceived, how light changes direction, and how light is captured and imaged (both through cameras and the human eye). The course covers the physics behind everyday and unusual optical phenomena, and reflects on their connections to other disciplines such as biology, neuroscience, anthropology, and art.
Notes
No prior physics or mathematics coursework is required, although algebra and trigonometry will be used in the course.
Students may not receive credit for PHY 114 if they have completed PHY 108 or PHY 110.
Registration Restrictions
Open to First years and Sophomores.
Enrollment Limit
Enrollment limited to 24 students.
Attributes
CC, MOID