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AMS 565, Wave Propagation 
Theory of propagation of vector and scalar waves in bounded and unbounded regions. Development of methods of geometrical optics. Propagation in homogeneous and anisotropic media.
3 credits, ABCF grading 

Textbook for Fall 2020 Semester (required):

"Linear and Nonlinear Waves" by G.B. Whitham, 1st edition, 1999, Wiley-Interscience Publication by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; ISBN: 9780471359425