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2.4.1.2 Reflection on Curved Surfaces

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Normals to a Surface
The law of reflection can be
used to predict how
reflectors of different shapes
will reflect waves.

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Normals to a Surface
The law of reflection can be
used to predict how
reflectors of different shapes
will reflect waves.
The normal to a curved
surface is not the same for
the whole surface.

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Normals to a Surface
The law of reflection can be
used to predict how
reflectors of different shapes
will reflect waves.
The normal to a curved
surface is not the same for
the whole surface.
We find the normal where
the wave reaches the mirror.

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Concave Mirrors
Concave mirrors are mirrors
that bend inwards.

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Concave Mirrors
Concave mirrors are mirrors
that bend inwards.
Waves reflected from a
concave mirror first converge
inwards, meeting near the
middle of the mirror.

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Concave Mirrors
Concave mirrors are mirrors
that bend inwards.
Waves reflected from a
concave mirror first converge
inwards, meeting near the
middle of the mirror.
The reflected waves will then
diverge outwards.

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Properties of Concave Mirrors

Light from the top part of an
object will be reflected across
the mirror and end up at the
bottom.

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Properties of Concave Mirrors

Light from the top part of an
object will be reflected across
the mirror and end up at the
bottom.
This means that images
reflected from concave
mirrors are upside-down.

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Properties of Concave Mirrors

Light from the top part of an
object will be reflected across
the mirror and end up at the
bottom.
This means that images
reflected from concave
mirrors are upside-down.
A spoon’s inner face is a
concave mirror.

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Convex Mirrors
Convex mirrors are mirrors
that bend outwards.

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Convex Mirrors
Convex mirrors are mirrors
that bend outwards.
The light that lands on the
mirror reflects and diverges
from the mirror.

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Convex Mirrors
Convex mirrors are mirrors
that bend outwards.
The light that lands on the
mirror reflects and diverges
from the mirror.
The image of the reflected
object is closer to the surface
of the mirror than the object
itself.

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Properties of Convex Mirrors

Images reflected in a convex
mirror look smaller than the
object itself.

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Properties of Convex Mirrors

Images reflected in a convex
mirror look smaller than the
object itself.
It can be hard to judge
distance based on a convex
reflection.

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Properties of Convex Mirrors

Images reflected in a convex
mirror look smaller than the
object itself.
It can be hard to judge
distance based on a convex
reflection.
A spoon’s outer face is an
example of a convex mirror.

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Fields of View

Your field of view is the angle over which your eye can see.

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Fields of View

Your field of view is the angle over which your eye can see.
It can be changed by looking into a mirror.

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Fields of View

Your field of view is the angle over which your eye can see.
It can be changed by looking into a mirror.
Concave mirrors will produce a smaller field of view, and
convex mirrors will produce a larger field of view. ↙
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Question 6
Draw the rays reflected from this concave mirror.

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Question 6
Draw the rays reflected from this concave mirror.

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Question 7
Draw the waves reflected from this convex mirror.

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Question 7
Draw the waves reflected from this convex mirror.

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Question 8
(a) Do images reflected by a convex mirror look smaller or
larger than normal?

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Question 8
(a) Do images reflected by a convex mirror look smaller or
larger than normal?
They look smaller. ↙

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Question 8
(a) Do images reflected by a convex mirror look smaller or
larger than normal?
They look smaller. ↙
(b) What effect does this have on the field of view created
by such a mirror?

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Question 8
(a) Do images reflected by a convex mirror look smaller or
larger than normal?
They look smaller. ↙
(b) What effect does this have on the field of view created
by such a mirror?
All of the objects seem smaller; hence, you can see more
objects than normal in the mirror; hence, you have a wider
field of view. ↙

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Question 9
Which of these two pictures shows a bigger field of view,
assuming the camera is in the same position for each one?

Objects in a large field of view appear smaller.

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Question 9
Which of these two pictures shows a bigger field of view,
assuming the camera is in the same position for each one?

Objects in a large field of view appear smaller.

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Question 9
Which of these two pictures shows a bigger field of view,
assuming the camera is in the same position for each one?

Objects in a large field of view appear smaller. ↙

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Question 10
The light from a tree bounces off a concave mirror, passes
through the mirror’s focus, and is projected onto a screen.
Draw what appears on the screen.

focus screen

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Question 10
The light from a tree bounces off a concave mirror, passes
through the mirror’s focus, and is projected onto a screen.
Draw what appears on the screen.

focus screen

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