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We will see how we can detect sound and light waves and how we can obtain information from them. Physical optics lecture notes pdf 44p this note covers the following topics. Ncert physics books for class 11 and 12, part i and part ii form the basis for every students preparation for the competitive exams such as the bitsat, viteee, jee advanced or jee mains and even entrance exams like the medical entrance neet and so on. I hope to emphasize that the physics of standing waves is the same. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. In fact, the full description of light as a wave can be rather cumbersome. We will instead spend most of this book making use of a simpler model of light, the ray. Pdf since ancient times, the nature and properties of light have been. In the early 11th century, alhazen ibn alhaytham wrote the book of optics. It focuses primarily on the wave and ray descriptions of light, but also includes a brief intro. It also shows how living beings, from sharks to people, make use of fields and light in their.
Preface this book provides an introduction to the eld of optics from a physics perspective. Even more important, though only touched on in this book, is the wave. For mechanical waves which travel in a material medium, such as. Book 5 in the light and matter series of free introductory physics.
Christiaan huygens published his wave theory of light in 1690. Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. The physics of waves version date february 15, 2015. Algebra and trig are used, and there are optional calculusbased sections. My text for physical science and engineering majors is simple nature. Physics of light and optics justin peatross michael ware brigham young university august 14, 2008. This is an introductory text intended for a oneyear introductory course of the type typically taken by biology majors, or for ap physics 1 and 2. Ncert books for class 11 physics free pdf download. Chapter 1 treats the propagation of light waves and includes the concepts of phase and group. Based on the wave theory, poisson, aragoand fresnel predicted that there should be a bright spot at the center of a circular shadow.