University of Kentucky

Department of Physics and Astronomy

PHY 308 Principles of Optics

Spring 1997

Homework set 8

Due: Optional.

  1. Problem 20-1
  2. Problem 20-5
    page 1
    page 2
  3. Problem 20-9
  4. Problem 20-12
  5. Problem 20-14
    page 1
    page 2



Augustin Jean Fresnel

Born: Broglie, France

Died: Ville-d'Avray, France
  1. 10 May 1788 - 14 July 1827

Fresnel died before the birth of James Clerk Maxwell ( 13 June 1831 in Edinburgh, Scotland), how could he derive the Fresnel equations from the E&M point of view? This is not a homework problem, since I do not know the answer myself.