Interference simulator
Simulate Young’s double slit and single-slit diffraction, and compare with a photo taken with a laser.
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Photonics & Semiconductor Engineer
Physics-minded learners heading towards optics and electronics.
Electromagnetism, waves and optics, advanced electrodynamics, electrical properties of materials and condensed matter physics.
323hours of coursework
33weeks at 10 h
5steps
18courses
4universities
Target skills
PhysicsApplied MathematicsElectromagneticsCalculusMechanicsElectrical SystemsElectrical EngineeringDifferential EquationsIntegral CalculusMathematical ModelingElectronic ComponentsEngineering Calculations
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Photonics engineer
- Semiconductor engineer
- Optical engineer
Progression
- 1Rice UniversityIntermediate
Stated prerequisites: Algebra, geometry, trigonometry; basic calculus helpful
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Physics 102 - Electric Charges and Fields Intermediate 22 h 4.6 (210) Physics 102 - Electric Potential and DC Circuits Intermediate 22 h 4.8 (35) Physics 102 - Magnetic Fields and Faraday's Law Intermediate 26 h 4.8 (28) Physics 102 - AC Circuits and Maxwell's Equations Intermediate 18 h 4.8 (51) - 2Rice UniversityIntermediate
Stated prerequisites: A year of introductory physics
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Physics of Oscillators and Waves Intermediate 20 h 4.8 (20) Physics of Light and Materials Intermediate 17 h 4.8 (10) Physics of Geometrical and Physical Optics Intermediate 20 h — - 3Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Intermediate
Stated prerequisites: Basic calculus, high school physics and chemistry
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Electrodynamics: An Introduction Intermediate 13 h 4.7 (643) Electrodynamics: Analysis of Electric Fields Advanced 11 h 4.7 (175) Electrodynamics: Electric and Magnetic Fields Advanced 12 h 4.8 (236) Electrodynamics: In-depth Solutions for Maxwell's Equations Advanced 19 h 4.8 (129) - 4Arizona State UniversityIntermediate
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Phase Diagrams Intermediate 18 h 4.7 (34) Hardening, Polymers, Properties Intermediate 24 h 4.4 (98) Electrical Properties and Semiconductors Intermediate 22 h 4.7 (52) Ceramics and Composites Intermediate 20 h 4.4 (56) - 5University of Colorado BoulderBeginner
Stated prerequisites: Newtonian mechanics and algebra; linear algebra and basic calculus helpful
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Phases of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas and Beyond Beginner 13 h 4.8 (11) Universal Theories Beginner 14 h — Modern Topics in Condensed Matter Physics Beginner 12 h 4.9 (12)
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Projects to build
Waveguide
Compute the modes of a slab waveguide and their cutoff frequencies.
Diode and band gap
Relate the colour of off-the-shelf LEDs to their semiconductor’s band gap.
Free textbooks
University Physics, Volumes 1 to 3OpenStaxFree, CC BY 4.0
The Feynman Lectures on PhysicsR. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. SandsFree to read online
Electromagnetism (lecture notes)David Tong, CambridgeFree notes
Solid State Physics (lecture notes)David Tong, CambridgeFree notes