OPTICS
Lecture notes
▪ Describe the rectilinear propagation and explain the formation of shadows and eclipses
▪ Define reflection of light, types of reflection, and the laws of reflection. Explain the image formation and characteristics of images formed by plane and curved
▪ Describe the refraction of light and explain Fermat’s principle in refraction and reflection. Explain the real and apparent depth
▪ Explain the types of lenses and explain the characteristics of images formed by lenses. Derive the lens formula and explain the defect of the lenses
▪ Explain the working of the human eye, the microscope, and the telescope
▪ Explain reflection, refraction diffraction, diffraction gratings, and Huygens’s principle