Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student is able to:

  • identify basic physical properties of light.
  • understand principles of optical microscopy and describe light-based imaging techniques
  • explain how living organisms utilise light
  • use basic mathematical and computational tools to describe light and light matter interaction
  • interpret recent developments in optical microscopy and its implications in the fields of biophysics, biomedical imaging etc

Credits: 5

Schedule: 27.02.2025 - 05.06.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anton Kuzyk

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • nature of light
    • basic light phenomena
    • light induced phenomena in biology
    • basics of light-matter interaction
    • colour vision
    • optical phenomena and life
    • optical microscopy (principles and instrumentation)
    • diffraction limit
    • optical super-resolution microscopy.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Mid-term exams, exercises, individual work.

     

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture: contact teaching 10 x 2h
    Exercises: contact teaching 10 x 2h
    Self-study: lecture materials, book: 40 h
    Self-study: exercises: 45 h
    exams and exams preparation: 20 h
    total: 145 H

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Philip Nelson: From Photon to Neuron: Light, Imaging, Vision
    • Lecture slides
    • Supplementary materials as announced later.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV - V
    2025-2026 Spring IV - V