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Physics Unit 8 Light and Optics Note Outline
8.1 Properties of Light
Seven Properties of light
o Light Travels Fast
o Light Has a Dual Nature
o Light Travels in Straight Lines
o How do shadows form?
o Shadows vary
o Light Varies in Intensity
o Light interacts with matter
o Light is comprised of many colors
o What kind of light can we see?
o Light carries energy and informationo
8.2 Optical Devices
o Mirrors
Spherical Mirrors
Lens
Application: The Eye
The lens forms a real image on the retina
Myopia (near sidedness) – the image forms in front of the retina
Hyperopic (far-sidedness) – the image forms behind the retina
o Prism
o Reflection
o Refraction
o Examples of Refraction
o The magnifying glass
o Objects and Image Heights
o What do magnification values mean?
o Light passing through medium
o Transparent
o Opaque
o Translucent
8.3 Reflection
o Ray representation of light
o Ray Diagrams
o Incident and Reflected Rays
o Symmetry
o Angle of Incidence and Reflection
8.4 Images
o What is an image?
o Image formation for a flat mirror
8.5 Light Color and Frequency
o What is light?
o What is an electromagnetic wave?
o Light waves vs. Sound waves
o Speed of Light
o The EM Spectrum
o Wave Particle Duality of Lighto Frequency and Color
o Light as Waves
o Polarization