SCIENCE 1118 CU 1

Theories of Light: wave theory

• James Clerk Maxwell
• Christian Huygens
• Isaac Newton
• Max Planck

Theories of Light: electromagnetic theory

• Christian Huygens
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Isaac Newton
• Max Planck

Theories of Light: particle theory

• Christian Huygens
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Isaac Newton
• Max Planck

Theories of Light: quantum theory

• Christian Huygens
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Isaac Newton
• Max Planck

piece of solid, transparent glass with triangular ends and rectangular sides and bottom

• quantum
• photon
• prism

band of colors seen when prism is held in beam of light

• rectilinear propagation
• visible spectrum
• mechanical and light waves

transmission of light energy in straight, parallel rays

• visible spectrum
• only light waves
• rectilinear propagation

sphere of influence around an electrically charged particle

• visible spectrum
• electromagnetic field
• photoelectric effect

discrete packet of energy

• quantum
• photon
• prism

quantum of light energy

• prism
• quantum
• photon