P114 - Workshop/Recitation Module 8
Light
Tipler 32-41
Radiation pressure
Balance force of gravity against force exerted by light
How does this change if card is perfectly absorbing?
Tipler 33-69
Snell's law (law of refraction) and virtual images
A good drawing is worth a lot!
Tipler 33-51
Student should understand the concept of a polarized electromagnetic wave: linear and circular polarization
Student should have a concept of how a polarizer (say a polaroid film) works
This problem is very similar to example 33-6 on page 1054