Nature of Light and Optical Principles

Nature and Propagation of Light

• Examination of the fundamental theories of light: Corpuscular Theory, Wave Theory, Electromagnetic Theory, and Photon Theory.

• Includes confirmation of the Photon Theory and the study of Photometry.

Reflection at Plane and Curved Surfaces

• Principles of Reflection at Plane Surface, including Image Formation in Plane Mirrors and local Deviation in a Plane Mirror.

• Quantitative analysis of the Effects of Mirror Rotation on the Reflected Ray.

• Formalization of optical mapping through Sign Conventions.

• Study of the Curved Mirror and the mechanics of Image Formation with Curved Mirror.

Refraction of Light

• Core concepts including the Absolute Refractive Index and the Optical Invariant.

• Techniques for the Measurement of Refractive Indices, specifically the Apparent and Real Depth Method.

• Analysis of Total Internal Reflection and its various practical applications.

Refractive Index of a Prism and Dispersion

• Calculation of the Refractive Index of a Prism.

• Introduction to the phenomenon of Dispersion.