PHY2054 Summer 2008

Final Exam Review (S&F Chapters 21.9 - 25):

Topics Emphasized

NOTE: It should be fairly obvious that this is not a detailed outline of the actual exam questions. While every question on the Final Exam may not be covered here, certainly 90+% are.

* = one or more significant equations in these sections that should probably go into your note sheet. The Summary at the end of each chapter will list most of them.

RP = suggested review problems. A few are longer than a normal exam question.

Study recommendation: Save these problems for the end of your studying. If you can do these 'cold' using only your note sheet, you should be pretty well prepared for the exam.

Ch. 21 [omit §'s 8 & 13] RP: 48. 49, 51, 63

EM waves, properties, spectra* (Eqs. 21.26 - 21.31)

Ch 22 RP: 12, 22, 25, 37, 43

Reflection*

Refraction*, index of refraction*, dispersion

Total internal reflection

Ch 23 [omit § 5] RP: 10, 12, 22, 36, 50

Real & virtual images formed by mirrors*, flat & spherical (+ and -)

Magnification*

Images formed by refraction: single surface* ; lenses* (+ and -)

Ch 24 [omit § 5] RP: 9, 18, 26, 30, 36, 49, 52

Interference: two coherent sources* and thin films*

Diffraction*

Diffraction grating*

Polarization: Methods

Malus' & Brewster's Laws*

Ch 25 RP: 3, 13, 17, 33, 52

Camera*

The eye: corrective lenses*

Simple magnifier*

Microscope*

Telescope*

Resolution of images*

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