JPHPS Courses

Available Courses

• PWF011 Physics Without Fear

    

  This course parallels a "Conceptual Physics" Course but with an intermediate level of mathematical development between that of a modern High School Physics Course, and a college of university course. The purpose is to help the student transition from whatever level the achieved in the pre college education, to be ready for college or university physics courses.
• LCM201 Introduction to Laser Communications

    

  This 3 day course will be offered either as an on-ground course at convenient locations and times, &/or ONLINE. The subject matter crosses the subjects of both Free-Space-Optical (FSO) and Fiber-Optic Communications (FOC). There will be a mix of technology, phenomenology (the atmosphere plays a significant role in FSO comm), and applications. This course will be an adaptation of courses given for the SPIE, TTCUS, ETI, but updated with recent results.
• HTW010 How Things Work

  This course is preparatory for the sequence of How Things Work courses. It helps the student become familiar with scientific and mathematical terms and concepts, so that they will not slow the student in learning the subjects of later classes. The "text" is "Mathematics for Photonics Education" (ISBN 1-578737-352-2, available from CORD Communications, 601 Lake Air Drive, Waco, Texas 76710, 800-231-3015 or 254-772-1822, Fax 254-776-2906), although many other sources will be used.
• GTT101 Green Generalist Training

  This course gives the issues and some answers for the generalist to improve the "Green Posture" of their company, their home, and their community. It is comprised of 3 6 hour segments and extends over a period of 6 weeks.
• AST010 Astronomy Telescopes and Observations

  This course is based on Lectures and Labs Books used for 4+ years at the University of San Diego, and elsewhere, provides the student new to Astronomy with an introduction and overview of the field, with particular emphasis on Telescopes. This course would be taught from "PowerPoint" charts and using “classroom labs”, and outings when the students live within a reasonable distance of the observing locations (scattered throughout Southern California). The benefit of this class is it would give the exposure of a month or so of a longer class taught at the college or university level WITHOUT THE TESTS!
• OPT101 Introduction to Optics- Optics Made Clear

  This easy to understand overview and introduction to optics uses William Wolfe's "Optics Made Clear" ISBN 0-8194-6307-8 SPIE Press, Bellingham Washington, and materials from Paul Hewitt's "Conceptual Physics chapters 26-31. Hewitt's book is up to about th 11th edition, but any of the earlier editions should be adequate, and readily available inexpensively on the internet. Wolfe's "Optics Made Clear" gives a very wide overview of optical phenomena, both man-made and natural. Hewitt's "Conceptual Physics" will provide some of the underlying science without getting into heavy mathematical materials.