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Can you name this wave phenomena?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interference or beats

 

 

B. Reflection

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Reflection
St. Mary's Physics

 

 

1. Law of Reflection

a.  θ of incidence = θ of reflection

 

 

 

θ of Incidence = θ of Reflection
St. Mary's Physics

 

 

 

 

Use the acute angles on your protractor 

Charles William Weick Elementary Mechanical Drawing, Theory and Practice
(New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1915) 21

ETC Clipart  | Protractor

Line going through O, we will
 refer to as the baseline 

 

 

 

θin = θincidence
(angle incoming normal ray
 makes with the normal)

θref = θreflect
(angle reflected light makes with the normal)



Ray Diagram  - Reflection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember ...


... reflection always makes a V

 

 

 

What is the smallest mirror
you need to see your whole body?

 

 

 

1/2 your height

 

 

Click and drag gecko

 

 

 

 

The image from a plane mirror:

 

 

a. Virtual (realistic) & Upright (Straight up and down)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Incident ray, normal line, and reflected rays are all in the same plane

 

Source: Elroy M. Avery School Physics (New York: Sheldon and Company, 1895) 77 

Clipart ETC

 

c. The distance the object is in front of the mirror equals the distance the image is behind the mirror

 

 

2. Two Basic Kinds of Reflection


a. Regular Reflection – reflection off a polished surface (produces images)

 

Regular Reflection Produces Images

http://www.freeimages.co.uk/

 

b. Diffuse Reflection – reflection off an irregular surface causing light to scatter (no image)




 

 

 

 

 

Which letter correctly

shows reflection?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ray C

 

 

 

 

Angle of Reflection?

 

 

June 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 degrees
(Angle from normal)

 

Dr. Carlson - Purdue University

 

 

 

 

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