PHY 214 GEOMETRIC AND WAVE OPTICS

144 PAGES (32515 WORDS) Physics Study/Lesson Note

Module 1 Reflection and Refraction at Plane and Curved Surfaces

Reflection on Plane Surfaces

Reflection on Curved Surfaces 

Refraction at Plane Surfaces 

Refraction through Prisms

Refraction at Curved Surfaces

Module 2 Lenses and Optical Instruments

Images Formed By a Converging Lens and Diverging Lens (Ray Tracing) 

Lens Formula and Spectra 

The Eye 

Optical Instruments 

Other Types of Telescopes 

Module 3 Interference and Polarization of Light 

Interference 

Interference in Thin Films and Air Wedge 

Newton’s Rings and Interference in Thin Films 

Polarization of Light 

Laws and Application of Polarization