A study guide for concepts related to wave optics.

Students will understand the concept of the ray model of light and how light interacts with matter and reflections.

Here is an introduction to the concept of waves and wavelike motion people experience anywhere and everywhere.

Cherenkov light is explained here as the light emitted when a charged particle travels through matter faster than light would be able to. This would be slower, however, than the maximum speed of light, which occurs in a vacuum. "Explain...

In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...

Light sources are usually synchrotrons, accelerators that are used to produce intense light beams for research purposes. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of different...

Understand and learn about the properties of space and time and the concept of relativity.