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Date 21/11/2008
Chapter 1: Reflection and Refraction
 
A beam emitted from the "Light source" is subjected to reflection from the four "mirrors", the "Adjustable mirror" and the "Semi-silvered mirror" where the beam after a refraction reaches the "Microscope"
1.1 Main Laws and Formulae
  1.1.1 The laws of reflection and refraction
  1.1.2 Sign convention
  1.1.3 Reflection and refraction on a spherical surface
  1.1.4 Matrix and vector form for light rays
  1.1.5 Reflection and refraction as electromagnetic waves   propagation
  1.1.6 Harmonic waves. Principle of superposition. Complex   notation
1.2 Problems
  1.2.1 A simple concave mirror
  1.2.2 A simple convex mirror
  1.2.3 A refracting surface
  1.2.4 Prism 1
  1.2.5 A reflecting plate
  1.2.6 Prism 2
  1.2.7 A refracting plate
  1.2.8 Prism 3
  1.2.9 A hemisphere
  1.2.10 Plane and spherical surfaces
  1.2.11 Prism 4
  1.2.12 A sphere
  1.2.13 A moving mirror
  1.2.14 A transparent plate
  1.2.15 A wave guide
  1.2.16 Two mirrors
  1.2.17 Three mirrors
  1.2.18 Cavity 1
  1.2.19 Cavity 2
  1.2.20 Cavity 3
  1.2.21 Fresnel formulae