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Reflection

This document defines key terms related to the reflection of light such as luminous, illuminated, and line of sight. It describes how light rays interact with mirrors based on the law of reflection, where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Virtual images are formed by plane mirrors located behind the mirror at a distance equal to the object's distance in front of the mirror. Concave mirrors converge parallel light rays through a focal point, while convex mirrors diverge them.

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Reflection

This document defines key terms related to the reflection of light such as luminous, illuminated, and line of sight. It describes how light rays interact with mirrors based on the law of reflection, where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Virtual images are formed by plane mirrors located behind the mirror at a distance equal to the object's distance in front of the mirror. Concave mirrors converge parallel light rays through a focal point, while convex mirrors diverge them.

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Reflection of Light

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
Law of Reflection Animation

qi = q r

Slide 7
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
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 11
Image Location

Slide 12
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
Distance from Mirror
Irrelevant

Slide 15
Right Angle Mirror

Slide 16
Right Angle Mirror

• Formation of primary
and secondary images

Slide 17
Kaleidoscope

• Angles smaller than


90o produce more
than 3 images

Slide 18
Kaleidoscope Applets
• Hinged Mirror Applet
• Image Formation Applet

Slide 19
Reflection Applets
• Plane Mirror Image Applets
• Double Mirror Images
• Hinged Mirror Applet
• Rainbow Applets
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.
Parabolic vs Spherical
• Close to the axis of
the mirror, the
parabola and the
circle are almost
the same shape.
• Farther from axis
the parabola
flattens out.
• It is easier and
less expensive to
make spherical
mirrors.
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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