Learning objective:

 Identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses

determine their use in optical instruments (e.g., cameras and
binoculars)
 Bends

shallow

reversed lens

Refraction of light
- Bouncing of light
- Bending of light
- it is because of the change in speed of
light when light goes from one medium to
another.
Where n = index of
refraction
c = speed of light
in a vacuum
v = speed of light
in the material
Peepholes
Optical phenomena
- are any observable events that result from the interaction of
light and matter.
Mirage
Observing the reflection of
cars on the road on a hot
summer day is like an image
on the surface of a pool of
water.
Happens as a result of the
heating of the road surface
by the sun. When the road is
hot, it heats up the air above
it, producing a thermal layer
of air. This layer of air bends
light rays upward to create a
visual effect that the image is
from a reflection in a pool.
Rainbow
White lights separates
into a spectrum of colors
when it passes through a
glass prism and this is
called as Dispersion.
Sunlight is dispersed by
water droplets in the
atmosphere, resulting in
a spectrum called
rainbow.
Halo
Is an optical
phenomenon consisting
of arcs of light, often
with reddish inner
edges.
It is produced by ice
crystals creating colored
or white arcs and spots
in the sky.
Pop-sci!
Laser
Is the acronym for
light amplification by
stimulated emission of
radiation.
Used in surgery,
computer CD drives,
laser printers, and in
storing and retrieving
data from DVD’s