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| Full EM Spectrum from High to Low Energy |
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| Radio < Microwave < IR < Visible (Violet @ 400nm to Red @ 700nm) < UV < X-rays < Gamma Rays |
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| Law of Reflection Equation |
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| Focal Length of Spherical Mirrors |
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f=r/2 :where r is the radius of curvature
f=io/i+o or 1/f=1/o + 1/i:where i is the image distance and o is the object distance
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| Image Distance of Spherical Mirrors |
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| i=fo/o-f :where f is the focal length and o is the object distance |
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| Magnification of Spherical Mirrors |
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| m=-i/o :where i is the image distance and o is the object distance |
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| Sign Convention for Spherical Mirror Equations |
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+r: Concave/Converging mirror
-r:Convex/Diverging mirror
+i: Real image
-i: Virtual image
+m: Upright image
-m: Inverted image
|m|<1: Image is smaller than object
|m|>1: Image is larger than object
|m|=1: Image is the same size as object
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| n1sin(θ1) = n2sin(θ2) :where n is the index of refraction |
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| How does light refract as it goes through different mediums? |
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n2>n1 (θ2<θ1): Light will bend towards the normal
n2<n1 (θ2>θ1): Light will bend away from the normal |
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| How does light travel as it goes through different medium? |
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| Light slows down as it goes from air to liquid to gas |
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| Type of Image if Object is Behind Center of Curvature |
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| Real, inverted, smaller image |
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| Type of Image if Object is at Center of Curvature |
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| Real, inverted image that is the same size as the object |
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| Type of Image if Object is Place Anywhere between the Center of Curvature and Focal Point |
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| Real, inverted image that is larger than the object |
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| Type of Image if Object is in front of Focal Point |
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| Virtual, upright image that is larger than the object |
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| Type of Image in a Convex Mirror |
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| Virtual, upright smaller image |
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| Sign convention for Lenes (w/o Power) |
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+r: Lens has 2 convex surfaces (Converging Lens)
-r: Lens has 2 concave surfaces (Diverging Lens)
+o: Object is on the same side as light source
-o: Object is on the opposite side of light source
+i: Image is on the same side as light source
-i: Image is on the opposite side of light source
+m: Image is upright
-m: Image is inverted |
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| Sign convention for Lenes (w/o Power) |
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Definition
+r: Lens has 2 convex surfaces (Converging Lens)
-r: Lens has 2 concave surfaces (Diverging Lens)
+o: Object is on the same side as light source
-o: Object is on the opposite side of light source
+i: Image is on the same side as light source
-i: Image is on the opposite side of light source
+m: Image is upright
-m: Image is inverted |
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| Sign convention for Lenses (w/o Power) |
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+r: Lens has 2 convex surfaces (Converging Lens)
-r: Lens has 2 concave surfaces (Diverging Lens)
+o: Object is on the same side as light source
-o: Object is on the opposite side of light source
+i: Image is on the same side as light source
-i: Image is on the opposite side of light source
+m: Image is upright
-m: Image is inverted |
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| Sign Convention for Power of Lenses |
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+P: Converging lens
-P: Diverging lens |
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| Converging Lens vs Diverging Lens |
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Converging Lens: Composed of 2 convex lens and causes light to converge on to the focal point
Diverging Lens: Composed of 2 concave lens and causes light to diverge away from focal point |
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| Lens Required for Near/Farsightedness |
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Converging lens are required for farsightedness and w/o corrective lenses image of close object is projected behind retina
Diverging lens are required for nearsightedness and w/o corrective lenses image of far object is projected in front of retina |
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| Multiple Lens System Equations |
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1/f=1/f1+1/f2+...+1/fn
P=P1+P2+..+Pn
m=m1m2...mn |
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