Explores electromagnetic radiation interaction with matter, covering absorption, diffusion, reflection, and refraction, with practical examples like the color of the sky and moon darkness.
Delves into how astronomers study celestial objects through emitted light, focusing on different spectra types and their origins, including examples like a light bulb filament and the Sun's spectrum.
Explores the optical properties of solar cells, emphasizing absorption and generation profiles, refractive index, reflection, interference, and antireflection coatings.
Introduces optical methods in chemistry, covering ray optics, lasers, spectroscopy, and X-ray physics, emphasizing light-matter interactions and Nobel Prize-winning advancements.
Discusses the radiative properties of particles, focusing on Rayleigh and Mie scattering theories and their applications in understanding light behavior.