Units
Optics 1
Unit code: PCB240
Contact hours: 5 per week
Credit points: 12
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This unit includes a study of selected topics in optics particularly related to aspects of optometry. Topics include geometrical optics in mirrors and lenses, including thick lenses, cylindrical, spherical and toric lenses, colour and colour measurement, photometry, lens aberrations and optical instruments.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
A unit in basic optics is an essential part of any course for optometrists and associated professions. The eye is an optical instrument that collects and images light to provide our valuable sense of vision. It is important that we know how to quantify and measure light, and control it in lamp sources, instruments and in detector systems. This unit is specially designed to cover a range of topics particularly relevant to optometrists that cover many of these aspects of light.
Aims
See Unit Coordinator.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Understand the vergence system of calculating object / image relationships in optical systems, and solve a range of problems in relation to optical systems.
2. Describe and discuss the application of the principles of both geometrical and physical optics to optical instrumentation as well as understand the issues of aberrations and how they affect performance of instruments
3. Understand the basics of photometry and the scientific interpretation and identification of colour
4. Understand wave theory, and how it applies to interference and diffraction
5. Be able to undertake and critically analyse basic optical measurements and calculations associated with image production.
Content
Topics to be covered include:
Principles of geometrical optics, reflection and refraction of monochromatic, par-axial rays for spherical surfaces and thin lenses.
Photometric quantities (flux, intensity, illumination and luminance; reflection and transmission, and how they are related
The quantitative and qualitative determination of colour, and how it is perceived by the eye, CIE chromaticity coordinates
Monochromatic and chromatic aberrations, the wave nature of light: interference, interferometry, diffraction, polarisation.
Optical instruments and associated aberrations.
The principles of the laser and its application to vision therapy
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
In this unit you will have a combination of formal lectures coupled with a significant component of laboratory work involving the measurement of light in practical situations.
Assessment
For successful completion of this unit you will be expected to obtain an acceptable level of achievement in all areas of assessment.Students will receive on-going feedback from lecture discussions and practical reports submitted and from the mid-semester examination
Assessment name:
Assignment
Description:
(Formative and summative) - A scientifically-based report on a chosen topic related to any area of optics covered in this unit.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Weight:
15%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 12
Assessment name:
Reports
Description:
(Formative and summative) - Reports on on-going practical exercises.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2 and 4.
Weight:
25%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Ongoing
Assessment name:
Written Examination
Description:
:(Summative) - Problem solving and calculation format. One exam in week 7 (30%); One exam at the end of semester (30%).
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3 and 4.
Weight:
60%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Wk 7 & End Sem
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
1. Tunnacliffe AH & Hirst JG, Optics, London: Eastern Press Ltd
Risk assessment statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 19-Oct-2012
