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    Reflection of Light

    by Yash sunil Nhavale


    Definitions
    • Luminous objects – generate their own light
    (the sun)

    • Illuminated objects – reflect light (the moon)

    • Line of Sight – a line from an object or image


    to your eyes (light from the object travels
    along this line to your eyes)
    Slide 2
    Line of Sight
    • Both luminous &
    illuminated objects
    emit/reflect light in
    many directions.
    • Your eye sees only the
    very small diverging
    cone of rays that is
    coming toward it.

    Slide 3
    Rays of Light
    • Incident Ray – leaves
    the object and strikes the
    mirror

    • Reflected Ray – leaves


    mirror and strikes your
    eye

    • The reflected ray is on


    the line of sight from the
    image to your eye.
    Slide 4
    Law of Reflection

    • Angle of incidence equals angle of


    reflection.

    Slide 5
    Law of Reflection
    • Normal – line
    perpendicular to the
    mirror surface

    • Angle of incidence –
    angle between incident
    ray and normal

    • Angle of reflection –
    angle between
    reflected ray and
    normal
    Slide 6
    Diffuse Reflection

    Slide 8
    Diffuse Reflection

    Slide 9
    Wet Road Glare

    • Driving at night on a wet roadway results in an


    annoying glare from oncoming headlights.
    Slide 10
    Image Formed By Plane Mirror

    • Image is virtual.

    • Image is located as
    far behind the mirror
    as the object is in
    front of the mirror.

    Slide 13
    How Big Must the Mirror Be?

    Slide 14
    Law of Reflection
    Curved Mirrors

    • Angle of Incidence is
    equal to the angle of
    reflection
    Converging Mirror
    • A series of flat mirrors can
    be arranged to reflect
    parallel light through a
    single point.

    • Increasing the number of


    flat mirrors causes the
    shape to more closely
    approximate a parabola
    and causes the reflected
    light to converge in a
    smaller area.
    Types of Curved Mirrors
    • A concave mirror is silvered
    on the inside of the sphere.
    • A concave mirror is also
    called a converging mirror
    because it converges
    parallel light.
    • A convex mirror is silvered
    on the outside of the bowl.
    • A convex mirror is also
    called a diverging mirror
    because it diverges parallel
    light.
    Concave Mirror Terms
    • Axis
    • Center of Curvature
    • Radius of Curvature
    • Focus
    • Focal Length
    Three Useful Rays
    • Ray parallel to the axis
    reflects through the
    focus.
    • Ray through the focus
    reflects parallel to the
    axis.
    • Ray through the center
    of curvature reflects
    back on itself.

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