Definition, including angles of incidence, reflection, and refraction. The index of refraction and conditions for total reflection are also presented.

Showing the reflection and refraction of a laser shined through water, including total reflection for a sufficient angle of incidence.

How fiber optic cables work using total reflection. Demonstration of a fiber optic cable transferring a laser light and a full image.

Newton and Huygen's explanations for Snell's Law that light is a particle and a wave, respectively.

Effects of dielectric constant, magnetic permeability, and frequency on the speed of light. Includes a table of the index of refraction and speed of light at different frequencies.

The effects of the dielectric constant, magnetic permeability, and frequency on the speed of electromagnetic radiation.

Angles of incidence, reflection, and refraction, as well as the index of refraction.

Four true-false questions: λ in different media, Poynting vector, polarization, total internal reflection.

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