Table of Contents Section Page ntroduction..................................................... .2 Equ1 oment..........…..2 Experiments Experiment 1:Reflection......... 23 Experiment 2:Refraction...... 26 Experiment 3:Lenses...... .30 Experiment4:The Wave Nature ofLight.........................35 Experiment5:The Laser..................37 Experiment 6:Interference From Multiple Reflections..........40 Experiment 7:Diffraction By Slits......................... 41 Experiment 8:Diffraction at Circular Edges......................43 Experiment 9:DeterminingThe WavelengthofLight...........46 Experiment 10:Polarization......... .48 Experiment 11:Optical Activity..... 51 Experiment 12:Scattering...... 53 Experiment 13:Holography............................ .56 11 Table of Contents Section Page Introduction…………………………………………….….…………1 Equipment……………………………………………….….………..2 Experiments Experiment 1: Reflection……………………………….…….23 Experiment 2: Refraction………………………………..……26 Experiment 3: Lenses………………………………………….30 Experiment 4: The Wave Nature of Light……….…………….35 Experiment 5: The Laser……………………………………....37 Experiment 6: Interference From Multiple Reflections……….40 Experiment 7: Diffraction By Slits……………………………41 Experiment 8: Diffraction at Circular Edges………………….43 Experiment 9: Determining The Wavelength of Light…….….46 Experiment 10: Polarization…………………………………..48 Experiment 11: Optical Activity………………………………51 Experiment 12: Scattering………………………………….…53 Experiment 13: Holography…………………………………..56