Week 11 (Nov. 4 - 8)
Read: Reflection of Light Waves (Chap. 15); Opacity, transparency, and Snell's law (Chap. 16);, Atmospheric refraction (Chap. 17),
PHY 202 Lecture: Wave optics
PHY 202 Lecture: Wave optics
Quiz: Monday.
Homework:
Lab: Keplerian telescope lab.
Chapter 15 (2 videos):
Check out the following link to an applet designed by Walter Fendt. It clearly illustrates the reflection and refraction of light waves using Huygens' Principle
Chapter 16 (2 videos):
Chapter 17 (1 videos):
Homework:
- Snell's law from wave refraction (ex. 16.1)
- Snell's law from fermat's principle (Ex. 16.2*)
- Spherical mirrors and the thin-lens equation (Ex. 12.7*).
Lab: Keplerian telescope lab.
Chapter 15 (2 videos):
Check out the following link to an applet designed by Walter Fendt. It clearly illustrates the reflection and refraction of light waves using Huygens' Principle
Chapter 16 (2 videos):
Chapter 17 (1 videos):