Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #38: Geometric Optics
This video episode of Crash Course Physics focuses on LIGHT! Let's talk about it today. Sunlight, moonlight, torchlight, and flashlight. They all come from different places, but they're the very same thing: light! It's what makes it...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #39: Light Is Waves
The way light behaves can seem very counter-intuitive, and many physicists would agree with that, but once you figure out light waves it all starts to make more sense! In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini shows us how we...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Light and Fundamental Forces: Introduction to Light
Light and electromagnetic radiation are introduced by Khan Academy. [9:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Waves and Optics: Object Image and Focal Distance Relationship
Explore waves and optics with details of object image and focal distance relationship (proof of formula). [12:29]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Waves and Optics: Convex Lens Examples
Convex lens seem confusing to you? This video lecture gives you some examples of ray diagrams for objects placed at different distances from a convex lens. [9:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Michelson Morley Experiment Introduction
Simple idea behind the Michelson-Morley experiment to detect ether wind. [8:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Total Internal Reflection
A video describing total internal reflection. Learn how the critical incident angle and total internal reflection are calculated. [7:55]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Snell's Law Example 1
A video showing how to use and solve a Snell's Law problem. [10:44]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum and how the sun uses it to tell us about its activity! This video explores how the light waves admitted by the sun can give us clues about what it happening on its surface. [2:56]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Young's Double Slit Introduction
In this video [9:33] we can see interference in action if we shine laser light through two slits onto a screen.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Young's Double Slit Problem Solving
This video [7:09] is an example problem involving a double slit experiment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Young's Double Slit Equation
In this video [6:40] you will see how to derive a formula that relates all the variables in Young's double slit experiment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thin Lens Equation and Problem Solving
This video offers examples of using the thin lens equation.[12:56]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thin Film Interference Part 1
Thin-film interference occurs when light waves reflecting off the top and bottom surfaces of a thin film interfere with one another. This type of interference is the reason that thin films, such as oil or soap bubbles, form colorful...
Learn AP Physics
Learn Ap Physics: Physics B: Light and Optics
A site dedicated to help students prepare for the AP Physics B test. This specific site reviews lights and optics including dispersion of light and the electromagnetic spectrum, reflection, refraction, mirrors, and lenses. Site contains...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Waves and Optics: Object Image Height and Distance Relationship
Explores the relationship between the height of an object and the height of its image through a convex lens, and relates this to the ratio of their distances from the lens. [2:22]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Chemistry: Light & Matter
In this video, Paul Andersen explains why light is important in probing matter. Light travels in photons and the energy of individual photons is determined by Planck's equation. Infrared spectroscopy is useful in detecting the vibrations...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Discovery of Laser
Overview of lasers and how they work.