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    - The document discusses different types of reflections, including regular reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and diffuse reflection where light scatters in many directions. - Plane mirrors are described, with examples of how the law of reflection applies to images formed in plane mirrors. Images in plane mirrors are always virtual, the same size as the object, and located behind the mirror. - Concave mirrors are explained as behaving like many plane mirrors. Rules are provided for locating real and virtual images formed by concave mirrors depending on the object's position relative to the focal point. - Convex mirrors are also discussed, with all images being virtual and located behind the mirror. Applications of different mirror types

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    - The document discusses different types of reflections, including regular reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and diffuse reflection where light scatters in many directions. - Plane mirrors are described, with examples of how the law of reflection applies to images formed in plane mirrors. Images in plane mirrors are always virtual, the same size as the object, and located behind the mirror. - Concave mirrors are explained as behaving like many plane mirrors. Rules are provided for locating real and virtual images formed by concave mirrors depending on the object's position relative to the focal point. - Convex mirrors are also discussed, with all images being virtual and located behind the mirror. Applications of different mirror types

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    - The document discusses different types of reflections, including regular reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and diffuse reflection where light scatters in many directions. - Plane mirrors are described, with examples of how the law of reflection applies to images formed in plane mirrors. Images in plane mirrors are always virtual, the same size as the object, and located behind the mirror. - Concave mirrors are explained as behaving like many plane mirrors. Rules are provided for locating real and virtual images formed by concave mirrors depending on the object's position relative to the focal point. - Convex mirrors are also discussed, with all images being virtual and located behind the mirror. Applications of different mirror types

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    - The document discusses different types of reflections, including regular reflection where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and diffuse reflection where light scatters in many directions. - Plane mirrors are described, with examples of how the law of reflection applies to images formed in plane mirrors. Images in plane mirrors are always virtual, the same size as the object, and located behind the mirror. - Concave mirrors are explained as behaving like many plane mirrors. Rules are provided for locating real and virtual images formed by concave mirrors depending on the object's position relative to the focal point. - Convex mirrors are also discussed, with all images being virtual and located behind the mirror. Applications of different mirror types

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    R

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    Rightside Up or Upside Down?
    Regular Reflection

    • Law of
    Reflection

    • The angle of
    incidence
    always equals
    the angle of
    reflection.
    • DEB – Sketch an
    incident ray
    striking a plane
    mirror at an angle
    of 50 degrees.
    Label the normal,
    the incident ray,
    the reflected ray,
    angle i and angle r.
    HITT – What is θ ?
    A) 35 B) 45 C) 55 D) 60
    Regular vs diffuse reflection

    • In diffuse
    reflection the rays
    always obey the
    law of reflection
    but since the
    surface is not
    smooth, there is no
    image.
    Regular Reflection
    Diffuse Reflection
    What kind of reflections
    account for the column
    of light reflected off
    the water?

    What would we see on


    the water if it were
    perfectly flat, unmoving?
    Plane Mirror
    • A plane mirror is a piece of glass with
    silver or aluminum backing.
    • Draw ray diagrams for a plane mirror
    Notice every ray that strikes the
    mirror obeys THE LAW

    Notice
    the
    virtual
    source.
    The Virtual Image in a Plane
    Mirror
    How Can You Locate an Image
    in a Plane Mirror ?
    • DEMO – Locate
    the image by
    • 1. Pointing at it
    • 2. Parallax
    • 3. Placing a
    screen at the
    image if it is real
    Is it Real or Virtual?

    Screen Number 1.
    Image in a Plane Mirror

    Name the actor and win a raffle ticket!


    Groucho Marx
    Plane Mirror
    Plane Mirror
    • Measure di, do, si, so
    • di is the distance from the mirror to the
    image
    • do is the distance from the mirror to the
    object
    • si is the size of the image
    • so is the size of the object
    Plane Mirror
    The size of the image ALWAYS equals the
    size of the object. si = so

    The distance to the image ALWAYS equals


    the distance to the object di = do

    The image is always VIRTUAL


    The girl in Edouard
    Manet's painting,  The 
    Bar at theFolies-Bergeres, is
    standing in front of a
    large plane mirror.
    We see reflected in it
    her back and the face
    of a man she
    seems to be talking to.
    From the law of
    reflection what
    if anything, is wrong
    with this
    painting?
    Concave Mirror
    • Think of a
    concave mirror as
    an infinite
    number of plane
    mirrors. Every
    ray still obeys the
    law of reflection
    Concave Mirrors
    • f is the distance from the mirror
    to the point where parallel rays
    that go to the mirror all meet. =
    focal point
    • Since the light gathers at this
    point it is called a focal point
    and this mirror is called a
    converging mirror
    • Q –Name a parallel light source?
    • A – The SUN.
    Focal Point
    Concave Mirrors
    • Demo with large concave mirror to
    start a fire with a parallel light source.
    • Name some applications -
    • Rules for concave mirrors
    • In parallel – Out through the focal
    point
    • In through the focal point – Out
    parallel
    • In to the middle of the mirror – Out
    from the middle of the mirror
    Images
    • Real images are always inverted and
    in front of the mirror. They can be
    projected onto a screen and actually
    have light rays meeting at the image.

    • Virtual images are always erect and


    are located behind the mirror.
    Concave Mirror
    • DEMO – Locate
    the image by
    • 1. Pointing
    • 2. Parallax
    • 3. Placing a screen
    at the image if it is
    real
    6 Cases for Concave Mirrors
    • 1- Object at ∞
    • 2- Object beyond 2f
    • 3- Object at 2f
    • 4- Object between f and 2f
    • 5- Object at f
    • 6- Object closer than f
    Man is closer than the focal point = case 6
    Tree is much farther than 2f = case 2
    Formulas for Mirrors

    • 1/do + 1/di = 1/f


    •
    • di/do = si/so

    • If the image is virtual, di and si


    are negative.
    Convex Mirrors
    Convex Mirrors
    • There is only one case for a convex
    mirror. All images are small, erect,
    and behind the mirror = virtual
    • Notice the Large Convex Mirror at the
    front of the room – also called a
    diverging mirror or a wide angle
    mirror.
    • Applications?
    Focal point of a convex mirror
    f is negative – it’s Virtual
    Making mirrors better
    • Spherical Aberrations
    -replace spherical mirrors with
    parabolic mirrors

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