Lecture 19-20: Electromagnetic Waves, Reflection, Refraction, and Dispersion
Objectives:
- Understand and calculate parameters associated with electromagnetic waves
- Calculate the energy carried by electromagnetic waves
- Calculate the momentum associated with an electromagnetic wave
- Calculate the radiation pressure exerted by an electromagnetic wave
- Develop a general understanding of what light is and how it behaves
- Determine the path of light rays using the laws of reflection and refraction
- Determine the conditions under which total internal reflection occurs, and apply total internal reflection to fiber optic and similar materials
- Understand that the index of refraction of a material is wavelength-dependent