Introduces fundamental concepts of fluorescence in microscopy, covering terms like excitation and emission spectra, Stokes shift, quantum efficiency, brightness, and photobleaching.
Covers biophotonics fundamentals, including the interaction between light and biological matter, the nature of light, speed measurement, and human vision.
Covers the nature of electromagnetic waves, including plane waves and photons, their wavelength, period, and dispersion relationship, and the electromagnetic spectrum.