Optics

Hi brilliant friends, I have started learning optics this week and looked for problems that deal with polarization and refraction.Most of those problem I found require the use of calculus methods.So my question is how much concepts of calculus do I need and if it is possible what are some of the calculus topics I need to cover for the best learning of optics.

#Calculus #Physics #Optics #Geometicaloptics

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Mardokay Mosazghi - 7 years, 1 month ago

Calculus isn't necessary for an introductory lesson in optics. You could use resnick books, And regarding calculus, personally l learned calculus using stuarts calculus.

Beakal Tiliksew - 7 years, 1 month ago

Thanks for the advice

Mardokay Mosazghi - 7 years, 1 month ago

I'm learning that to.... Wow....... But I have a test tomorrow. :(

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 1 month ago

Calculus really is not required to some extent in the optics part..! The knowledge of general simle techniques would be enough..

Apoorv Lokhande - 7 years, 1 month ago

Thanks

Mardokay Mosazghi - 7 years, 1 month ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$