Reviewer in Waves and Optics

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Waves – travelling disturbance that carries energy Types of waves
Properties of a wave Mechanical wave – requires medium
Peak – crest high string waves – string
Through – lowest peak sound waves – air
Amplitude ( brightness if light, loudness of sound, shaking seismic waves – solid and liquid
earthquake)
EM wave - doesn’t requires medium
Wavelength – determines the pitch, color of light, EM radiation
Transverse wave – perpendicular
Wave equation
Longitudinal – parallel ( compressional and rarefaction)
Speed = wavelength x frequency

Vm/s Period – the time that a wave Radio wave

Takes to undergo one full cycle Microwave
Infrared/heat wave
λm 1/s
f Hz f= 1/T Visible light/spectrum
Ultraviolet
X-ray
Visible light Gamma rays
increasing Increasing decreasing
r o y g b i v frequency energy wavelength
 Light and its Uses
Law of Reflection

Regular or Specular reflection

- smooth surface happens
Diffuse Reflection
- rough surface happens
Law of Reflection
Θi = Θr (angle of incident ray is equal to the angle of reflected ray
Normal line

Θi Θr

180◦ supplementary angle

 Light and its Uses
Materials n
Law of Refraction Vacuum 1.00
➢ The bending of light
Air 1.0003

n= speed of light/Vmedium Water 1.33

Ethanol 1.36
Speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s
Crown glass 1.52
Speed of sound = 340 m/s
Tint glass 1.61
Snell’s Law Diamond 2.42
n1sinΘ1=n2sinΘ2
quartz 1.54
Position of the Object: Between A & F Size of the Image: Enlarged Nature of the Image: Virtual and Erect

C F A
Position of the Object: at F Size of the Image: Highly Enlarged at Nature of the Image: Real and
Infinity Inverted

C F A
Position of the Object: Between C & F Size of the Image: Enlarged Nature of the Image: Real and
Inverted

C F A
Position of the Object: At C Size of the Image: Same size Nature of the Image: Real and
Inverted

C F A
Position of the Object: Beyond C Size of the Image: Diminished Nature of the Image: Real and
Inverted

C F A