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    This document provides an overview and lesson plan for teaching about waves and optics, specifically refraction. It includes 5 key points: 1. Explaining Snell's law of refraction using diagrams of light rays passing between two media and the mathematical relationship between the indices of refraction. 2. Discussing that color is a function of wavelength rather than frequency and demonstrating how different wavelengths are refracted differently in water. 3. Explaining dispersion and demonstrating it using double refraction through a prism. 4. Deriving the formula for apparent depth and demonstrating it using a clear tank of water. 5. Discussing the critical angle and total internal reflection, demonstrating it using pr

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    This document provides an overview and lesson plan for teaching about waves and optics, specifically refraction. It includes 5 key points: 1. Explaining Snell's law of refraction using diagrams of light rays passing between two media and the mathematical relationship between the indices of refraction. 2. Discussing that color is a function of wavelength rather than frequency and demonstrating how different wavelengths are refracted differently in water. 3. Explaining dispersion and demonstrating it using double refraction through a prism. 4. Deriving the formula for apparent depth and demonstrating it using a clear tank of water. 5. Discussing the critical angle and total internal reflection, demonstrating it using pr

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    Refraction
    1 Snells law
    draw 2 media and boundary with normal
    and light ray

    medium 1
    medium 2

    2
    change in medium >> change in v >>
    change in direction
    disc absolute and relative refractive
    indexes
    disc optical density
    write Snells law in full
    sin 1 c1 n1
    real depth
    = =
    =
    1 n2 =
    sin 2 c2 n2 apparent depth
    2 Is colour function of f or ?
    get students to vote
    disc extremes of visible spectrum - of
    red and blue light in air and then calc for
    water
    ie of blue shortened to UV in water,
    but UV is invisible >> so, if looking at
    guy wearing blue shorts, then put head
    underwater blue shorts become
    invisible?
    3 Dispersion
    disc n = f(freq)
    difference in n small for most dispersive
    media so single refraction will not show
    effect of dispersion >> double refraction
    by apex of prism
    issue prisms and 5 min to play
    Wh Ch31 #24
    4 Derive apparent depth - OHP
    demo clear tank filled with water - Jack to
    set up
    ABM Ch
    Wh Ch31 #26
    5

    Critical angle - OHP


    Wh Ch 31 #29
    ABM Ch
    total internal reflection by prisms - OHP
    fishs view - OHP

    Steve Udy Teaching Notes

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    Printed on 29/6/04

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