Welcome to Optics! We oversee all things light and are responsible for designing, building, and testing our hyperspectral imaging payload: the FINCH Eye. What follows are the steps to get you onboarded to the team:
cmd/ctrl+P search feature (lifesaver) - and within it, the Optics homepage.(Optics Lead: please add new members to Notion by sharing the Optics page with the new members google accounts and assigning them edit permissions.)
Optics Onboarding is a “prerequisite” for further involvement with UTAT SS Optics. Once you have completed logistical onboarding, please carefully read through and understand the Optics in a (Fairly Large) Nutshell article.
Many joining UTAT SS Optics do not have strong academic knowledge of optics as a subject. This is because most high schools do not cover optics extensively in their physics curriculum, and there are only a handful of optics courses at our university. Besides, we are all students and came here to learn. If you feel that you may be in this category, don’t be discouraged - we will still value your contribution to the team. However, it will be greatly beneficial for you to be aware of the basics.
If you need to review / learn optics, you could either:
Read Chapters 23-25 of Giancoli Physics, on geometric Optics, Physical Optics, and Optical Instruments. Reading the textbook is strongly encouraged it is much more efficient and professionally written.
Listen to the “Optics Academy” lecture series, prepared by previous UTAT SS Optics Leads, if you instead prefer a video lecture delivery of the content:
Optics Academy . Please search for the database entries titled “Optics Academy Lesson #”.
In the first few weeks after onboarding, we will be going over the Giancoli textbook during Optics subsystem meetings to ensure everyone is on the same page regarding the basic physics. See the below schedule (Fall 2024):
| Date | Topic and suggested readings |
|---|---|
| September 21, 2024 | Onboarding, Semester roadmap |