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redball.gif (326 bytes) Propagation of Light redball.gif (326 bytes) Lenses
redball.gif (326 bytes) Plane Mirrors - Laws of Reflection redball.gif (326 bytes) Optical Instruments
redball.gif (326 bytes) Refraction redball.gif (326 bytes) Polarization
redball.gif (326 bytes) Curved Mirrors redball.gif (326 bytes) Interference and Diffraction


 

A. Propagation of Light

        1. Inverse Square Law Model

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B. Plane Mirrors - Laws of Reflection

         1. Blackboard Optics

        2. Reflections in Ground Glass

        3. Location of an Image

                a) Single Reflection

                b) Ghost Candle in a Beaker of Water

               

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C. Refraction

          1. Blackboard Optics

        2. Refraction in a Water Tank

        3. Total Internal Reflection

                a) Blackboard Optics

                b) Colored Water Fountain

                c) Light Pipe

                d) Fiber Optics

        4. Straight Rod in Water

       

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D. Curved Mirrors

         1. Blackboard Optics

        2. Large Spherical (Parabolic) Mirror

       

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E. Lenses

         1. Blackboard Optics

            

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F. Optical Instruments

          1. Illustrations of Several Devices on 4 X 4 Slides

        2. Analysis of a Lantern Slide Projector

        3. Eye Models            

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G. Polarization         

        1. Polaroid Filters - Polarizer and Analyzer

        2. Polarization by Reflection at Brewster's Angle

        3. Polarization by Transmission through Calcite

        4. Stress Analysis using Polarized Light

        5. Polaroid Projector

            

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H. Interference and Diffraction

          1. Transmission of Laser Light Through Slits and Gratings

        2. Viewing Showcase Bulb through Single and Double Slits

        3. Mechanical Interference Model

        4. Interference in Soap Film

        5. White Light Spectrum

       

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