VIDEO LECTURES ON WAVE MECHANICS AND OPTICS
by Vincent Hedberg

The introduction lecture in 2025.

The FYA13 and FYSA14 schedule in 2025.


Chapter 14 - Harmonic oscillations

Video lectures in English:

1. Lecture on part 1-3: Harmonic oscillations, springs and forces (mp4 - 49 min)
2. Lecture on part 4-7: Vertical oscillations and circular motion & Energy (mp4 - 37 min)
3. Lecture on part 8-12: Angular oscillations, pendulum & vibration of molecules (mp4 - 31 min)

Print-out version of chapter 14 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-5: Harmonisk oscillator, fjädrar, krafter och vertikal svängning (mp4 - 44 min)
Föreläsning på del 6-11: Cirkulär rörelse, energi, vinkelrörelse, pendeln och molekyles vibration (mp4 - 56 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 14 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Spray paint oscillator

Oscillating masses on an air track


ANIMATION: Simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion

ANIMATION: Conservation of energy with a spring

ANIMATION: Conservation of energy in simple harmonic motion

ANIMATION: Vibration of Molecules

ANIMATION:Simple harmonic motion

ANIMATION: Hooke's Law: force exerted by a spring

ANIMATION: Harmonic oscillation and circular motion


SIMULATION: Mass on a spring


Chapter 15 - Mechanical waves

Video lectures in English:

4. Lecture on part 1-6: Transverse and longitudinal wave & The wave function and equation (mp4 - 32 min )
5. Lecture on part 7-11: Wave speed & Power & Reflection (mp4 - 32 min)
6. Lecture on part 12-15: Standing waves & String instruments (mp4 - 43 min)

Print-out version of chapter 15 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-8: Transversella och longitudinella vågor, vågfunktionen, vågekvationen och våghastighet (mp4 - 54 min)
Föreläsning på del 9-14: Effekt, reflektion, stående vågor och stränginstrument (mp4 - 47 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 15 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Velocity of Pulse Propagated Through a spring

Vibrations on singing strings

Making standing waves

Demonstration of Standing Waves

Octobasse


ANIMATION: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves


SIMULATION: Wave on a string




Chapter 16 - Sound

Video lectures in English:

7. Lecture on part 1-3: Sound as pressure waves & speed of sound in a liquid (mp4 - 46 min)
8. Lecture on part 4-7: Power and intensity of sound waves (mp4 - 36 min)
9. Lecture on part 8-12: The decibel scale & Doppler effect (mp4 - 39 min)

Print-out version of chapter 16 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-9: Ljud som tryckv gor, ljudhastighet, effekt och intensitet, decibel skalan (mp4 - 1h 14 min)
Föreläsning på del 10-12: Dopplereffekt (mp4 - 22 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 16 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Relative speed of sound in solids, liquids, and gases

SONAR


ANIMATION: Sound wave in a cylinder

ANIMATION: Doppler Effect and Shock Waves


SIMULATION: Doppler Effect


Chapter 32 - Electromagnetic waves

Video lectures in English:

10. Lecture on part 1-3: Maxwells equations & electromagnetic waves & the wave function (mp4 - 29 min)
11. Lecture on part 4-7: Power and intensity of electromagnetic waves (mp4 - 28 min)

Print-out version of chapter 32 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-7: Maxwell, elektromagnetiska v gor, v gfunktionen, effekt och intensitet (mp4 - 58 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 32 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Hertz Experiment on Electromagnetic Waves


Chapter 33 - The nature of light

Video lectures in English:

12. Lecture on part 1-2: Reflection and refraction of light (mp4 - 35 min)
13. Lecture on part 3-9: Total internal reflection & The dependence on frequency and wavelength (mp4 - 23 min)

Print-out version of chapter 33 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-8: Reflektion och brytning, total reflektion, frekvens och våglängdsberoende (mp4 - 52 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 33 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Disappearing Coin

The LED - How LEDs work

Refraction

Total Internal Reflection

Bending the light

Fiber Optic Cables Internal Structure

Optical Fibers


ANIMATION: Huygens' Principle


SIMULATION: Refraction


Chapter 34 - Optics

Video lectures in English:

14. Lecture on part 1-2: Flat and concave mirrors (mp4 - 50 min)
15. Lecture on part 3-8: Convex mirrors and spherical surfaces (mp4 - 45 min)
16. Lecture on part 9-15: Convex and concave lenses (mp4 - 52 min)
17. Lecture on part 16-22: The eye, magnifying glas, microscope and telescope (mp4 - 52 min)

Print-out version of chapter 34 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-9: Platta, konkava och konvexa speglar, sfärisk och platt yta (mp4 - 1h 14 min)
Föreläsning på del 10-16: Konvexa och konkava linser, linsmakarens formel (mp4 - 48 min)
Föreläsning på del 19-23: Ögat, förstoringsglas, mikroskop och teleskop (mp4 - 31 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 34 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Mirrors and Lenses

Concave Mirror

Concave Mirror and real image

Convex Mirror

Convex and concave Lenses

How the Eye Works

Finding Refractive Power (Diopters)

Giant Magellan Telescope


SIMULATION: Lenses and Mirrors

SIMULATION: Flat mirror

SIMULATION: Concave and Convex mirror

SIMULATION: Converging and Diverging lens

SIMULATION: The human eye


Chapter 35 - Interference

Video lectures in English:

18. Lecture on part 1-2: Interference (mp4 - 30 min)
19. Lecture on part 3-5: Intensity in the double slit experiment (mp4 - 34 min)
20. Lecture on part 6-13: Thin film interference, the DVD player & the Michelson interferometer (mp4 - 38 min)

Print-out version of chapter 35 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-5: Interferens och dubbelspalt experiment, intensitet (mp4 - 61 min)
Föreläsning på del 6-11: Tunnfilmsinterferens och icke-reflekterande bel ggning, DVD spelare, Michelsons interferometer (mp4 - 33 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 35 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Interference of Waves

Ripple Tank: Interference of Two Point Sources

Young's Double Slit Experiment

Newton's Rings

How a DVD player works

Michelson Interferometer


ANIMATION: Young's Double Slit Experiment

ANIMATION: Phasor addition


SIMULATION: Ripple tank

SIMULATION: Young's Double Slit Experiment


Chapter 36 - Diffraction

Video lectures in English:

21. Lecture on part 1-3: Diffraction in one broad slit & Intensity (mp4 - 50 min)
22. Lecture on part 3-9: Two and multiple broad slits & The spectrometer (mp4 - 41 min)

Print-out version of chapter 36 (pdf)

Video lectures in Swedish:

Föreläsning på del 1-8: Diffraktion i en, två och många spalter (mp4 - 1h 10 min)

Utskriftsversion av kapitel 36 (pdf)

Full-length version of videos, animations and simulations used in the lectures:

Ripple Tank: Single and Double Slit Diffraction and Interference

Laser Diffraction and Interference

Spectrometer


SIMULATION: Diffraction and Interference in Single and Double Slit

SIMULATION: Multiple Slit Diffraction

SIMULATION: Optical Resolution


REVISION IN 2020 OF WAVE MECHANICS AND OPTICS

This is a set of shorter video lectures and other material that repeats the most important parts on waves and optics in the course.

WAVES

Chapter 14 - Harmonic oscillations: Video (mp4 - 52 min - 129 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 15 - Mechanical waves: Video (mp4 - 55 min - 163 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 16 - Sound: Video (mp4 - 59 min - 174 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 32 - Electromagnetic waves: Video (mp4 - 39 min - 97 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 35 - Interference: Video (mp4 - 41 min - 108 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 36 - Diffraction: Video (mp4 - 40 min - 94 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Collection of wave formulas available during the exam: (pdf)

Summary of the mathematical models describing waves: Video (mp4 - 31 min - 71 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Wave problems solved during the lectures: Video (mp4 - 1h 51 min - 246 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Wave problems selected from the book: Problems Solutions (pdf)

Exam in June 2020: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in August 2020: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in June 2021: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in August 2021: Problems Solutions (pdf)


OPTICS

Chapter 33 - Nature of light: Video (mp4 - 24 min - 78 Mb) File to print (pdf)
Chapter 34 - Optics: Video (mp4 - 1h 44 min - 241 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Collection of optics formulas available during the exam: (pdf)

Summary of the mathematical models describing optics: Video (mp4 - 16 min - 35 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Optics problems solved during the lectures: Video (mp4 - 43 min - 98 Mb) File to print (pdf)

Optics problems selected from the book: Problems Solutions (pdf)

Exam in June 2020: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in August 2020: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in June 2021: Problems Solutions (pdf)
Exam in August 2021: Problems Solutions (pdf)



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Latest update:
20 February 2022