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Fundamentals of Light and Lasers

Course Information

Subject

LPO

Course Number

111

Status

Active

Course Title

Fundamentals of Light and Lasers

Course Description

This course covers the nature and property of light, light sources, laser safety, geometrical and physical optics, and principles of lasers. Selected topics in math will be reviewed in conjunction with topics in photonics. Typical math topics embedded in this course include scientific notation, introductory algebra, geometry, trigonometry, exponents and logarithms.

Minimum Credit Hours

4

Maximum Credit Hours

4

Total Completions Allowed for Credit

1

Lecture - Lab Hours

(3-2)

Requirements

Prerequisite: ELI Accuplacer score of 221 or higher, CLC English Placement Test Score of 450 or higher, ELI 103, ELI 104, ELI 110 (all C or better) or College Reading and Writing Readiness AND Basic Algebra Readiness. Course fee

PCS Code

1.2

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