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This lecture presents a tutorial introduction to the field of nonlinear optics. Topics to be addressed include • Introduction to nonlinear optics • Coupled ampitude equations and harmonic generation. • Mechanisms of optical nonlinearity • Self-action effects in nonlinear optics • Local-field effects in nonlinear optics • Slow and fast light • Spontaneous and stimulated light scattering