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Optics and Waves

1. Fundamentals of Oscillations
2. Wave Fundamentals
3. Wave Behavior and Interactions
4. Mechanical Waves
5. Electromagnetic Waves
6. Geometrical Optics
7. Physical Optics
8. Modern Optics and Advanced Topics
  1. Wave Fundamentals
    1. Introduction to Waves
      1. Definition of Waves
        1. Wave vs Particle Motion
          1. Energy Transfer without Matter Transfer
            1. Momentum Transfer
              1. Wave Medium
                1. Material Medium
                  1. Field Medium
                2. Wave Classification
                  1. By Direction of Oscillation
                    1. Transverse Waves
                      1. Perpendicular Oscillation
                      2. Longitudinal Waves
                        1. Parallel Oscillation
                      3. By Medium Requirements
                        1. Mechanical Waves
                          1. Require Material Medium
                          2. Electromagnetic Waves
                            1. No Medium Required
                              1. Propagation in Vacuum
                            2. By Dimensionality
                              1. One-Dimensional Waves
                                1. Two-Dimensional Waves
                                  1. Three-Dimensional Waves
                                2. Mathematical Description of Waves
                                  1. Wave Function
                                    1. General Form
                                      1. Displacement Function
                                        1. Position and Time Dependence
                                        2. Wave Parameters
                                          1. Wavelength
                                            1. Period
                                              1. Frequency
                                                1. Angular Frequency
                                                  1. Wave Number
                                                    1. Phase Velocity
                                                    2. Sinusoidal Waves
                                                      1. Mathematical Expression
                                                        1. Amplitude
                                                          1. Phase
                                                          2. Wave Equation
                                                            1. Derivation
                                                              1. General Solution
                                                                1. Boundary Conditions
                                                              2. Wave Speed
                                                                1. Factors Affecting Wave Speed
                                                                  1. Relationship to Frequency and Wavelength
                                                                    1. Medium Properties
                                                                      1. Density
                                                                        1. Elasticity
                                                                          1. Temperature Effects
                                                                        2. Wave Energy and Power
                                                                          1. Energy Density
                                                                            1. Energy Transport
                                                                              1. Power Transmission
                                                                                1. Intensity
                                                                                  1. Units
                                                                                    1. Inverse Square Law

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