Reflection of Light Eastern Illinois University伊利诺斯市轻东大学的思考.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Reflection of Light Slide * 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) Definitions Slide * 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 * 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 * Law of Reflection Angle of incidence equals angle of reflection. Slide * 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 * Law of Reflection Animation qi = qr Slide * Diffuse Reflection Slide * Diffuse Reflection Slide * Wet Road Glare Driving at night on a wet roadway results in an annoying glare from oncoming headlights. Slide * Observing an Image An image is a position in space from which all reflected light appears to diverge. Image formed by a plane mirror is called a virtual image. Virtual images are formed in regions where there is actually no light Slide * Image Location Slide * 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 * How Big Must the Mirror Be? Slide * Distance from Mirror Irrelevant Slide * Right Angle Mirror Slide * Right Angle Mirror Formation of primary and secondary images Slide * Kaleidoscope Angles smaller than 90o produce more than 3 images Slide * Kaleidoscope Applets Hinged Mirror Applet Image Formation Applet Reflection Applets Plane Mirror Image Applets Double Mirror Images Hinged Mirr