The following resources may be useful for those who need a refresher in Optics Theory. The best resource at UofT to learn Optics is to take ECE318. The below options are okay substitutes which require a quantity of discipline for self-learning.

Optics Academy YouTube Video Lectures:

• recorded by former UTAT SS Optics members
• You can find them by searching the database for “YouTube” under “Publisher” category.
• Optics Academy

Textbooks:

1. Giancoli 2014. Chapters 23-25

   This is a high-school physics textbook

   Giancoli Physics (2014).pdf

2. Pedrotti 3rd Ed. - Introduction to Optics

   The undergraduate optics course is based on this book. It is still very accessible but takes time to read.

   PEDROTTI-Introduction-to-Optics_3rd.pdf