reflection:Brewster's law:Birefringent crystal:Birefringence:o-ray and e-ray:Birefringent circular birefringence The Faraday,Kerr and Pockels effect 4.Teaching method Lecture PPT presentation:Heuristic question:Interaction with students 5.Evaluations Homework.quiz and examinations IV.Teaching Hours Table 2:Chapters and teaching hours Chapters Contents Hours Chapter0 Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Geometrical optics 5 Chapter2 The propagation of light 6 Chapter 3 Interference 12 Chapter4 Diffraction 15 Polarization 12 V.Teaching Schedule Table 3:Schedule Week Chapter Contents hours Assignments Note Chapters0 Geometrical optics 3 Homework:Selected problems Homework:Selected Chapter 1 Geometrical optics 3 problems Homework:Selected 3 Chapter 2 The propagation of 3 problems 66 reflection; Brewster’s law; Birefringent crystal; Birefringence; o-ray and e-ray; Birefringent Polarizers; Full-, half-, quarter- wave plates; Circular polarizers; Optical activity; Chirality and circular birefringence; The Faraday, Kerr and Pockels effects 4. Teaching method Lecture PPT presentation; Heuristic question; Interaction with students 5. Evaluations Homework, quiz and examinations IV. Teaching Hours Table 2: Chapters and teaching hours Chapters Contents Hours Chapter 0 Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Geometrical optics 5 Chapter 2 The propagation of light 6 Chapter 3 Interference 12 Chapter 4 Diffraction 15 Chapter 5 Polarization 12 V. Teaching Schedule Table 3: Schedule Week Chapter Contents hours Assignments Note 1 Chapters 0 and 1 Introduction and Geometrical optics 3 Homework: Selected problems 2 Chapter 1 Geometrical optics 3 Homework: Selected problems 3 Chapter 2 The propagation of 3 Homework: Selected problems