PHY 102 Lecture Part 1

37 PAGES (2476 WORDS) Physics Study/Lesson Note

LIGHT: REFLECTION AND REFRACTION

RAY AND BEAM OF LIGHT

TYPES OF REFLECTION

THE LAWS OF REFLECTION

REFLECTION AT PLANE SURFACES

REFLECTION AT SPHERICAL (CURVED) MIRRORS

Basic Terms Related to Spherical Mirror

Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors

Image formed by Concave (converging) mirrors

Uses of concave mirrors

Image formation by a Convex Mirror

Uses of convex mirrors

Mirror Formula and Magnification

REFRACTION

Refraction from different media

Laws of Refraction

Total Internal Reflection and Critical angle

Conditions for total internal reflection to Occur

REFRACTION THROUGH PRISMS

Visible Spectrum and Dispersion

Special Applications of Prisms