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Electromagnetic Waves

Maxwell's Equations

Electromagnetic Waves

• EM Waves Exist!
• Properties of EM Waves
• Detecting EM Waves
• Producing EM Waves
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Polarization and Scattering

• Polarized Light
• Polarization by Reflection
• Polarization with Polarizers
• Malus' Law Example
• Another Example

Interference

• Conditions for Interference
• Interference from Two Sources
• Intensity of the Two-Source Interference Pattern
• Questions
• A Diffraction Grating
• Intensity for the Diffraction Grating
• Prism and Grating
• Diffraction from a Single Slit
• Intensity of the Single-Slit Diffraction Pattern
• Interference from Two Slits
• Intensity of the Two-Slit Interference Pattern