REFLECTION THE BOUNCING OF LIGHT
REFLECTION THE BOUNCING OF LIGHT FROM SURFACES THAT ARE FLAT, CURVED, OR ROUGH.
NORMAL THE ANGLE A BEAM OF LIGHT MAKES WHEN IT STRIKES A SURFACE IS DESCRIBED WITH RESPECT TO THE NORMAL. THE NORMAL IS AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN PERPENDICULAR TO THE SURFACE.
θ1 = θ2 WHERE IS THE NORMAL? DIAGRAM NORMAL ANGLE OF INCIDENCE 20° 20° ANGLE OF REFLECTION θ1 = θ2
THE LAW OF REFLECTION THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE IS EXACTLY EQUAL TO THE ANGLE OF REFLECTION. ANGLE OF INCIDENCE = ANGLE OF REFLECTION
CURVED SURFACES TWO TYPES OF SPHERICAL MIRRORS: CONVERGING (CONCAVE) DIVERGING (CONVEX)
OBJECT DISTANCE THE DISTANCE FROM THE MIRROR TO THE OBJECT. THIS VALUE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE.
IMAGE DISTANCE THE DISTANCE FROM THE MIRROR TO THE IMAGE. TWO TYPES OF IMAGES REAL VIRTUAL
REAL IMAGE A REAL IMAGE IS INVERTED AND ABLE TO BE PROJECTED ONTO A SCREEN
VIRTUAL IMAGE AN IMAGE THAT IS RIGHT SIDE UP AND NOT ABLE TO BE PROJECTED ON A SCREEN.
FOCAL POINT THE POINT WHERE PARALLEL RAYS MEET OR APPEAR TO MEET AFTER REFLECTING FROM A MIRROR.
FOCAL LENGTH THE DISTANCE FORM THE FOCAL POINT TO THE MIRROR IS THE FOCAL LENGTH IT IS A POSITIVE VALUE FOR A CONVERGING MIRROR IT IS A NEGATIVE VALUE FOR A DIVERGING MIRROR
1/f = 1/do + 1/di MIRROR EQUATION ______1____ = _____1___ + ____1__ ______1____ = _____1___ + ____1__ FOCAL LENGTH OBJECT DISTANCE IMAGE DISTANCE 1/f = 1/do + 1/di
RAY DIAGRAMS MANY SITUATIONS INVOLVING MIRRORS CAN ALSO BE SOLVED USING RAY DIAGRAMS. A RAY DIAGRAM SHOWS THE PATHS OF THE LIGHT RAYS AS IT HITS AN OBJECT.
CONVERGING MIRROR (CONCAVE) SCENERIO A IF AN OBJECT IS MORE THAN ONE FOCAL LENGTH AWAY FROM THE MIRROR: THE IMAGE IS REAL, INVERTED IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR CAN BE PROJECTED ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
SCENERIO A DIAGRAM CONVERGING
SCENERIO B IF THE OBJECT IS AT THE FOCAL POINT NO IMAGE IS FORMED BECAUSE THE REFLECTED RAYS ARE PARALLEL
SCENERIO B CONVERGING
SCENERIO C IF AN OBJECT IS LOCATED LESS THAN ONE FOCAL LENGTH FROM A CONVERGING MIRROR: THE IMAGE IS VIRTUAL UPRIGHT ENLARGED BEHIND THE MIRROR OBJECT DISTANCE IS POSITIVE IMAGAE DISTANCE IS NEGATIVE
SCENERIO C CONVERGING
DIVERGING (CONVEX) MIRROR THE IMAGE FORMED BY A DIVERGING MIRROR IS ALWAYS VIRTUAL UPRIGHT SMALLER BEHIND THE MIRROR OBJECT DISTANCE IS POSITVIE IMAGE DISTANCE IS NEGATIVE
DIVERGING MIRROR CONVEX