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Majors / Optics / Optical Sciences |
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| Description |
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A program that focuses on the scientific study of light energy, including its structure, properties and behavior under different conditions. Includes instruction in wave theory, wave mechanics, electromagnetic theory, physical optics, geometric optics, quantum theory of light, photon detecting, laser theory, wall and beam properties, chaotic light, non-linear optics, harmonic generation, optical systems theory, and applications to engineering problems. |
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| Certificate: |
#745 |
1 |
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| Associate's: |
#596 |
8 |
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| Bachelor's: |
#663 |
43 |
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| Graduate Certificate: |
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| Master's: |
#469 |
71 |
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| Doctorate: |
#347 |
6 |
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| First-Professional: |
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| Degrees Available |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| About a third of the students at Washington and Lee University still receive some financial aid from interest on an endowment set up by George Washington in 1796. |
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