Treffer: An Arduino-Based Experiment Designed to Clarify the Transition to Total Internal Reflection
Title:
An Arduino-Based Experiment Designed to Clarify the Transition to Total Internal Reflection
Language:
English
Authors:
Source:
Physics Education. Mar 2018 53(2).
Availability:
Institute of Physics Publishing. The Public Ledger Building Suite 929, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: info@ioppubusa.com; Web site: http://journals.iop.org
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
8
Publication Date:
2018
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors:
DOI:
10.1088/1361-6552/aa99cb
ISSN:
0031-9120
Number of References:
4
Entry Date:
2018
Accession Number:
EJ1165557
Database:
ERIC
Weitere Informationen
The topic of refraction and reflection of light at the boundary of transparent media is a fundamentally important one. The special case of total internal reflection is however commonly misrepresented in elementary textbooks. This paper addresses the problem and describes an experimental procedure for measuring and displaying reflected and transmitted light intensities using readily available components and the Arduino microcontroller.
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