Physics of Soil
Course Capsule: Refraction of Light: Refraction at spherical surfaces, Sign conventions, Theory of rainbow, Prisms, Thin lens formula, Power of a thin lens and of a combination of lenses, Principal points and nodal points, Lens aberration. Interference: Wave nature of light, Superposition of two sinusoidal waves, Interference patterns, Intensity distribution and Mathematical representation, Coherence and incoherence, Fabry-Perot interferometer, Young’s double slit, Michelson Interferometer, Fresnel’s biprism, Newton’s rings and wedge films. Diffraction: Fraunhofer diffraction, Resolving power of optical instruments, Diffraction gratings, Fresnel diffraction, Zone plate. Polarization: The nature of polarized light, Polarization by crystals, Rayleigh scattering and the colors in the sky.
Compulsory course for those who are taking Physics as a subject