Physics 4D: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity

Week 1: Maxwell¹s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves

SLINKY

WAVE MACHINE

Week 2: Reflection

BLACKBOARD OPTICS

LIGHT PIPE

THE MIRAGE

IMAGE OF LIGHTBULB

Week 3: Refraction, Lenses & Optical Instruments

BLACKBOARD OPTICS

REFLECTION/REFRACTION TANK

RAINBOW PROJECTOR

Week 4: Lenses & Optical Instruments

BLACKBOARD OPTICS

EYE MODEL

Week 5: Wave Nature of Light: Interference

LASER INTERFERENCE

NEWTON'S RINGS

Week 6: Diffraction and Polarization

LASER DIFFRACTION

RALEIGH LIMIT

POLAROIDS

MICROWAVE OPTICS

PHOTOELASTIC STRESS

Week 7-10: Special Relativity

SPARK CHAMBER