Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-142475 BCSC 223-1 Vision and the Eye Spring 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1650 1805 Wilmot Room 116 01/11/2023 05/06/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
16 		Capacity     
30
Co-Located: BCSC 223-1, OPT 248-1 (P), OPT 448-1, TEO 448-1
Instructors: Sarah Walters
Description: This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-122543 BCSC 223-1 Vision and the Eye Spring 2022 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1650 1805 Wilmot Room 116 01/12/2022 05/07/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
28 		Capacity     
30
Co-Located: BCSC 223-1, OPT 248-1 (P), OPT 448-1, TEO 448-1
Instructors: Sarah Walters
Description: This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer