Electromagnetic Waves Mr. Boyle Chatfield Senior High
Speed of Light The speed of light (variable c) is 3 X 10 8 m/s. This is true for the whole electromagnetic spectrum.
ROY G BIV
Using a Classroom Projector to Study the Properties of Light Drs. Michael Ottinger and Brian Bucklein Missouri Western State University St Joseph, MO Missouri Association of Physics Teachers Meeting November 6, 2010
Three Color Image System Red Image Blue Image Green Image Superimpose Images Red Lamp Blue Lamp Green Lamp
Breaking down the Colors The following slides were made by using the “Shapes” drop down in PowerPoint to make two thin rectangular lines. The top line was set to white and, using the color setting the bottom line was set to different color combinations.
White
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow = Red + Green
Magenta = Red + Blue
Cyan = Green + Blue
White = Red + Blue + Green
What I look like RGB lamp
What color looks like under Sodium Lamp …
A question Winnie the Pooh (the yellow skinned bear) is placed under red light. How will he appear?
The answer
Other colors…
Other colors….
Other colors…
Me under infrared light
Intensity of Light Transparent – Light Completely passes through (Glass, transparency Translucent Light partially passes through (frosted glass) Opaque Light completely blocked.
Reflection of Light Mirrors…
Inverse Square Law of Light
Microwaves (High wavelength) Used for communication and to cook food. Microwaves work by resonating water molecules. Do not put foil in the microwave!
Light is a Particle? Radiometer
A demonstration
Light is a wave Polarization
Diffraction A wave property of light…
Light A discrete quantity of energy…. It is both a wave and a particle…
Laser Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation…
Hologram An object beam interferes with an image beam…