Module 7.1     THE NATURE OF LIGHT

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (RADIATION)

Ian Cooper
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

1.   What is light? Maxwell's equations, Propagation and Production of EMR


2.   James Clerk Maxwell and Heinrich Hertz


3.   Hertz's Experiments: Production and Reception of Radio Waves


4.   Electromagnetic Spectrum


5.   Spectroscopy


6.   Emission and Absorption Spectra


7.   Spectra Producted by Discharge Tubes


8.   Spectra of Stars



WAVE MODEL OF LIGHT

9.   Review: Module 3.1 WAVES


10.   What is light: Wave or Partilce ???


11.   Reflection and Refraction


12.   Superposition Principle: Interference and Diffraction


13.   Polarisation and Malus's Law



PARTICLE MODEL OF LIGHT: Quantum Model

14.   Radiation from Hot Bodies: Planck's Hypothesis


15.   Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Hypothesis

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