Week 1 |
1 |
Review of Basic Thermal Radiation Concepts, Blackbody Radiation |
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2 |
View Factor, Simple Radiative Transfer |
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Week 2 |
3 |
Radiative Transfer in Enclosures |
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4 |
Radiative Transfer in Enclosures (cont.) |
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Week 3 |
5 |
EM Waves |
Problem set 1 due |
Week 4 |
6 |
EM Wave Modeling of Surfaces |
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7 |
EM Wave Modeling of Thin Films |
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Week 5 |
8 |
EM Wave Modeling of Particles |
Problem set 2 due |
9 |
Scattering Properties of Particulates |
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Week 6 |
10 |
Dielectric Properties of Solid, Drude Model |
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11 |
Lorentz Model |
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Week 7 |
12 |
Radiative Properties of Gases |
Problem set 3 due |
13 |
Radiative Properties of Gases (cont.) |
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Week 8 |
14 |
First Mid-term (In-class, Open Book) |
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15 |
Equation of Radiative Transfer in Participating Media |
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Week 9 |
16 |
Solution of ERT for One-dimensional Gray Media |
Problem set 4 due |
17 |
Discrete Ordinate Method |
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Week 10 |
18 |
Spherical Harmonics Method |
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Week 11 |
19 |
Approximate Solutions |
Problem set 5 due |
20 |
Monte Carlo Simulation |
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Week 12 |
21 |
Presentation and Discussion on Global Warming |
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22 |
Near Field Thermal Radiation, Fluctuation-dissipation Theory |
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Week 13 |
23 |
Near Field Thermal Radiation |
Problem set 6 due |
24 |
Solar Cells |
Take-home mid-term 2 out |
Week 14 |
25 |
Coherent Radiation Source, Lasers |
Take-home mid-term 2 due |
26 |
Laser Materials Interactions |
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