- 1.13: ?Total Internal ReflectionHow can you use total internal reflection...
- 1.14: ?DispersionIs it possible that total internal reflection plays a ro...
- 1.15: ?DispersionA high-quality diamond may be quite clear and colorless,...
- 1.16: ?Huygens’s PrincipleHow do wave effects depend on the size of the o...
- 1.17: ?Huygens’s PrincipleDoes Huygens’s principle apply to all types of ...
- 1.18: ?Huygens’s PrincipleIf diffraction is observed for some phenomenon,...
- 1.19: ?PolarizationCan a sound wave in air be polarized? Explain.
- 1.20: ?PolarizationNo light passes through two perfect polarizing filters...
- 1.21: ?PolarizationExplain what happens to the energy carried by light th...
- 1.22: ?PolarizationWhen particles scattering light are much smaller than ...
- 1.23: ?PolarizationUsing the information given in the preceding question,...
- 1.24: ?PolarizationWhen light is reflected at Brewster’s angle from a smo...
- 1.25: ?PolarizationIf you lie on a beach looking at the water with your h...
- 1.51: ?Total Internal ReflectionYou can determine the index of refraction...
- 1.52: ?Total Internal ReflectionA ray of light, emitted beneath the surfa...
- 1.53: ?Total Internal ReflectionLight rays fall normally on the vertical ...
- 1.54: ?Dispersion(a) What is the ratio of the speed of red light to viole...
- 1.55: ?DispersionA beam of white light goes from air into water at an inc...
- 1.56: ?DispersionBy how much do the critical angles for red (660 nm) and ...
- 1.57: ?Dispersion(a) A narrow beam of light containing yellow (580 nm) an...
- 1.58: ?DispersionA parallel beam of light containing orange (610 nm) and ...
- 1.1: ?The Propagation of LightUnder what conditions can light be modeled...
- 1.59: ?DispersionA ray of 610-nm light goes from air into fused quartz at...
- 1.2: ?The Propagation of LightWhy is the index of refraction always grea...
- 1.60: ?DispersionA narrow beam of light containing red (660 nm) and blue ...
- 1.3: ?The Propagation of LightDoes the fact that the light flash from li...
- 1.61: ?DispersionA narrow beam of white light enters a prism made of crow...
- 1.4: ?The Propagation of LightSpeculate as to what physical process migh...
- 1.62: ?PolarizationWhat angle is needed between the direction of polarize...
- 1.5: ?The Law of ReflectionUsing the law of reflection, explain how powd...
- 1.63: ?PolarizationThe angle between the axes of two polarizing filters i...
- 1.6: ?RefractionDiffusion by reflection from a rough surface is describe...
- 1.64: ?PolarizationTwo polarizing sheets \(P_{1} \text { and } P_{2}\) ar...
- 1.7: ?RefractionWill light change direction toward or away from the perp...
- 1.65: ?PolarizationSuppose that in the preceding problem the light incide...
- 1.8: ?RefractionExplain why an object in water always appears to be at a...
- 1.66: ?PolarizationIf you have completely polarized light of intensity \(...
- 1.9: ?RefractionExplain why a person’s legs appear very short when wadin...
- 1.67: ?PolarizationWhat angle would the axis of a polarizing filter need ...
- 1.89: ?(a) On a day when the intensity of sunlight is \(1.00 \mathrm{~kW}...
- 1.10: ?RefractionExplain why an oar that is partially submerged in water ...
- 1.68: ?PolarizationAt the end of Example 1.7 , it was stated that the int...
- 1.11: ?Total Internal ReflectionA ring with a colorless gemstone is dropp...
- 1.69: ?PolarizationShow that if you have three polarizing filters, with t...
- 1.12: ?Total Internal ReflectionThe most common type of mirage is an illu...
- 1.70: ?PolarizationThree polarizing sheets are placed together such that ...
- 1.26: ?The Propagation of LightWhat is the speed of light in water? In gl...
- 1.71: ?PolarizationIn order to rotate the polarization axis of a beam of ...
- 1.27: ?The Propagation of LightWhat is the speed of light in air? In crow...
- 1.72: ?PolarizationIt is found that when light traveling in water falls o...
- 1.28: ?The Propagation of LightCalculate the index of refraction for a me...
- 1.73: ?PolarizationAt what angle will light reflected from diamond be com...
- 1.29: ?The Propagation of LightIn what substance in Table 1.1 light is th...
- 1.74: ?PolarizationWhat is Brewster’s angle for light traveling in water ...
- 1.30: ?The Propagation of LightThere was a major collision of an asteroid...
- 1.75: ?PolarizationA scuba diver sees light reflected from the water’s su...
- 1.31: ?The Propagation of LightComponents of some computers communicate w...
- 1.83: ?(a) Light reflected at \(62.5^{\circ}\) from a gemstone in a ring ...
- 1.32: ?The Propagation of LightCompare the time it takes for light to tra...
- 1.84: ?If \(\theta_{\mathrm{b}}\) is Brewster’s angle for light reflected...
- 1.33: ?The Propagation of LightHow far does light travel underwater durin...
- 1.85: ?Unreasonable results Suppose light travels from water to another s...
- 1.34: ?The Law of ReflectionSuppose a man stands in front of a mirror as ...
- 1.86: ?Unreasonable results Light traveling from water to a gemstone stri...
- 1.35: ?The Law of ReflectionShow that when light reflects from two mirror...
- 1.87: ?If a polarizing filter reduces the intensity of polarized light to...
- 1.36: ?The Law of ReflectionOn the Moon’s surface, lunar astronauts place...
- 1.88: ?Suppose you put on two pairs of polarizing sunglasses with their a...
- 1.37: ?The Law of ReflectionA flat mirror is neither converging nor diver...
- 1.94: ?If the apex angle \(\phi\) in the previous problem is \(20.0^{\cir...
- 1.38: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.39: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.40: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.41: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.42: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.43: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.44: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.45: ?RefractionUnless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, t...
- 1.46: ?Total Internal ReflectionVerify that the critical angle for light ...
- 1.47: ?Total Internal Reflection(a) At the end of Example 1.4 , it was st...
- 1.48: ?Total Internal ReflectionAn optical fiber uses flint glass clad wi...
- 1.49: ?Total Internal ReflectionAt what minimum angle will you get total ...
- 1.50: ?Total Internal ReflectionSuppose you are using total internal refl...
- 1.76: ?Additional From his measurements, Roemer estimated that it took 22...
- 1.77: ?Additional Cornu performed Fizeau’s measurement of the speed of li...
- 1.78: ?Additional Suppose you have an unknown clear substance immersed in...
- 1.79: ?Additional Shown below is a ray of light going from air through cr...
- 1.80: ?Additional Considering the previous problem, show that \(\theta_{3...
- 1.81: ?Additional At what angle is light inside crown glass completely po...
- 1.82: ?Additional Light reflected at \(55.6^{\circ}\) from a window is co...
- 1.90: ?Challenge Light shows staged with lasers use moving mirrors to swi...
- 1.91: ?Challenge Consider sunlight entering Earth’s atmosphere at sunrise...
- 1.92: ?Challenge A light ray entering an optical fiber surrounded by air ...
- 1.93: ?Challenge A light ray falls on the left face of a prism (see below...
- 1.95: ?The light incident on polarizing sheet \(P_{1}\) is linearly polar...
- 1.96: ?Prove that if I is the intensity of light transmitted by two polar...
Solutions for Chapter 1: The Nature of Light -
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Summary of Chapter 1: The Nature of Light -
In this chapter, we study the basic properties of light. In the next few chapters, we investigate the behavior of light when it interacts with optical devices such as mirrors, lenses, and apertures.
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