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Final Fomrula Sheet

The document discusses several physics concepts including simple harmonic motion, waves, ray optics, and types of aberration. It explains that the period of simple harmonic oscillators depends on physical properties of the system while amplitude and phase depend on initial conditions. Additionally, it covers key aspects of waves like wavelength and wave number as well as ray tracing through lenses and mirrors.

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Final Fomrula Sheet

The document discusses several physics concepts including simple harmonic motion, waves, ray optics, and types of aberration. It explains that the period of simple harmonic oscillators depends on physical properties of the system while amplitude and phase depend on initial conditions. Additionally, it covers key aspects of waves like wavelength and wave number as well as ray tracing through lenses and mirrors.

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where n is an integer

F
k=
x

Destructive

Constructive
Polarized Brewster’s

A=A o cos ⁡(θ)θr =90 °−θ B

( nn 21 )
2
I∝A θ B=tan
−1

2
I =I cos (θ)
o
SHM of pendulums and springs

Period is set by physical property’s of a system (Like


Io = 10-12 (W/m^2)
mass and k)
Amplitude and initial phase(ɸ) are set by how you
put the system in motion
Max velocity or Ek at equilibrium (x =o) max
displacement or Ep at amplitude, max acceleration
also at max amplitude but of the opposite sign.
Pendulum period is unrelated to mass and only
depends on length of sting
For damped and driven, Damping is force always
opposite to velocity. For resonance it’s the same
direction. Critically damped is fasted to return to
equilibrium. The closer the resonance frequency is
to the natural frequency the more effective it will
be in increasing the amplitude of the oscillation.

Waves Ray tracing


Three (four) rays possible
Wave number(k) is like omega in SHM its just the 1. Ray parallel to the axis is reflected to pass through
change in phase over the change in position. the focal point (convex: appear to)
A wavelength is just the distance of one sin 2.Ray passing through the focal point is reflected to be
rotation(0 to 2 pi). Look at difference in phase and parallel to the optical axis (convex: aimed at focal
difference in position to find wavelength point)
Any shape of wave can be solution to wave 3. Ray hitting the centre of the mirror is reflected at an
function. Waves Pi out of phase cancel out in phaseequal angle
adds. *increasing something one octave is the same4. (Spherical only): Ray from centre of the sphere is
as doubling the frequency. Decibel intensity reflected along the same path
increases linearly with distance. Spherical aberration is due to the assumptions made
when deriving lens makers eqasion (small angle
approximations)
Chromatic aberration is due to different wavelengths
of light refracting differently due to there different
indexes of refraction

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