Simulation of Optical Phenomena with Matlab

Author

Zhang, Yuhong

Author_Institution

Coll. of Sci., Tianjin Univ. of Commerce, Tianjin

Volume

3

fYear

2009

fDate

7-8 March 2009

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

75

Abstract

In the college physics course, a Matlab method to simulate the physical phenomena was introduced. Utilizing the method, students can do experiments by the computer, in a short time. Results show that it is quite helpful for students to understand the basic concepts, develop low-level algorithms and resolve high-level problems. An example of simulating optical phenomena in in-class teaching and research was presented; the experiment result and the result of simulation with Matlab were compared.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; digital simulation; educational courses; mathematics computing; physics computing; physics education; teaching; Matlab; computer experiment; in-class teaching; optical phenomena simulation; physics course; Computational modeling; Computer science education; Data structures; Educational institutions; Interference; Lenses; Object oriented modeling; Optical surface waves; Physics education; Surface waves; Fast Fourier Transform(FFT); Fraunhofer Diffraction; Interference; Simulation; optical phenomena;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Technology and Computer Science, 2009. ETCS '09. First International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Wuhan, Hubei

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3581-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETCS.2009.539

Filename

4959261