PHY 145 - Light and Color

Institution:

CUNY Lehman College

Subject:

Description:

5 hours(3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. Introduction to the nature of light and color and its applications in science, technology, and art. Light as an electromagnetic wave phenomenon, interference, geometrical optics, polarization, the laser, holography, fiber optics, reproduction of sound with light, vision, visual illusions, color theory, light and color in nature and art.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.lehman.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 960-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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