University of California San Diego, Department of Physics
Spring 2010 Physics 1C Webpage

Lecture Notes

1.1 Introduction, Oscillations

1.2 Waves

2.1 Standing Waves

2.2 Beats, Doppler Effect, EM Waves

3.1 Reflection, Refraction

4.1 Image formation by Mirrors and Lenses

4.2 Simple Optical Systems

5.1 Optical Instruments, Polarization

5.2 Two-Slit Interference

6.1 Diffraction

7.1 Particle Nature of Light

7.2 Wave Nature of Matter

8.1 Atomic Physics

8.2 Applications of Quantum Physics

9.1 Nuclear Physics

10.1 Nuclear Energy

10.2 Review