1. Why is not me?

2. Reflection of Light

3. Definition
The bouncing off of light as it hits a surface.

4. Important Terms Incident Ray Reflected Ray
Light ray that hits a surface
Reflected Ray
Light ray that bounces off the surface

5. incident ray
normal
reflected ray
mirror

6. Important Terms Incident Ray Reflected Ray Normal
Light ray that hits a surface
Reflected Ray
Light ray that bounces off the surface
Normal
Line that is perpendicular to the reflecting surface

7. incident ray
Angle of incidence
normal
Angle of reflection
reflected ray
mirror

8. Important Terms Angle of incidence Angle of reflection
Angle between the normal and the incident ray
Angle of reflection
Angle between the normal and the reflected ray

9. i r

10. Laws of reflection
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

11. i r

12. Laws of reflection
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.
The incident ray, the reflected ray and normal all lie in the same plane.

13. Ray Diagrams for Plane Mirrors

14. Properties of the Image
Object distance equals image distance
Same size
Virtual
Erected

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17. Left and right are interchanged !
Lateral inversion
Left and right are interchanged !

18. Types of Reflection
Regular Reflection
Irregular Reflection

19. Uses of Reflection
Reflectors for bikes and roads

20. Reflectors for photography

21. Rear-view mirrors

22. Telescopes
Medical mirrors