ANP22001 Advanced Lecture on Physical Sciences A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ANP22001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 物理科学特論Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ブツリカガクトクロンA

Subject Name in
English Advanced Lecture on Physical Sciences A

Instructor MATSUOKA REO

Instructor
(Katakana) マツオカ　レオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Physics

Eligible Students

Keywords Light, Ray, Wave, Geometrical Optics, Wave Optics, Diffraction, Fourier Optics, Polarization

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course provides an overview of classical optical theory.
Students will develop systematic knowledge of light-related physics
by studying geometrical optics and wave optics from the ground up,
based on university-level mathematics.
At the same time, students will deepen their understanding of the mathematics
required for quantum mechanics,
building a knowledge foundation for studying quantum optics and quantum computing.

Class Schedule 1. Classification and Concepts of Optics
2. Fundamentals of Geometrical Optics and Fermat's Principle
3. Ray Matrix Analysis
4. Eikonal and Aberrations
5. Fundamentals of Wave Optics
6. Interference and Diffraction
7. Light and Fourier Transform
8. Polarization and Applications

<About the lecture schedule>
Scheduled to be held over two days on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15 (as of March 2026).

Monday, September 14: Periods 1–8
Tuesday, September 15: Periods 1–8

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Text/Reference
Books,etc. None

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Textbooks and other materials for review will be introduced during the lectures.

Requirements

Grading Method Report and classroom behavior

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other Students scheduled to graduate in September 2026 are not eligible to enroll.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ANP22001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	物理科学特論Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ブツリカガクトクロンA
Subject Name in English	Advanced Lecture on Physical Sciences A
Instructor	MATSUOKA REO
Instructor (Katakana)	マツオカ　レオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Physics
Eligible Students
Keywords	Light, Ray, Wave, Geometrical Optics, Wave Optics, Diffraction, Fourier Optics, Polarization
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course provides an overview of classical optical theory. Students will develop systematic knowledge of light-related physics by studying geometrical optics and wave optics from the ground up, based on university-level mathematics. At the same time, students will deepen their understanding of the mathematics required for quantum mechanics, building a knowledge foundation for studying quantum optics and quantum computing.
Class Schedule	1. Classification and Concepts of Optics 2. Fundamentals of Geometrical Optics and Fermat's Principle 3. Ray Matrix Analysis 4. Eikonal and Aberrations 5. Fundamentals of Wave Optics 6. Interference and Diffraction 7. Light and Fourier Transform 8. Polarization and Applications <About the lecture schedule> Scheduled to be held over two days on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15 (as of March 2026). Monday, September 14: Periods 1–8 Tuesday, September 15: Periods 1–8 -
Text/Reference Books,etc.	None
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Textbooks and other materials for review will be introduced during the lectures.
Requirements
Grading Method	Report and classroom behavior
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	Students scheduled to graduate in September 2026 are not eligible to enroll.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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