Provides an overview of the electron's role in quantum science, focusing on its wave-particle duality and the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics.
Introduces the basics of wave propagation, covering longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition, reflection, d'Alembert equation, Fourier decomposition, and wave surfaces.
Explores polarization effects in e-m waves interacting with matter, including monochromatic waves, velocities in metals, decomposition, birefringence, and stress analysis.
Covers the nature of electromagnetic waves, including plane waves and photons, their wavelength, period, and dispersion relationship, and the electromagnetic spectrum.