ERIC Number: EJ1380034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
EISSN: EISSN-1943-4928
Brewster's Angle as Never Seen Before
Doval, Alejandro; de la Fuente, Raul
Physics Teacher, v61 n1 p52-54 Jan 2023
In this paper, we discuss a demonstration we have been performing for years with students from different levels, from physics students from our university to high school students in some talks aimed at encouraging them to study science. It provides visualization of Brewster's angle in an ingenious way using a "loaded" liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor lacking its front polarizing filter. The demonstration is based on observing the hidden image of this loaded LCD reflected in a transparent plate. In some way, we deal with a reverse version of what happens when a vampire faces a mirror and sees no reflected image of himself.
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Secondary School Science, College Students, High School Students, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Demonstrations (Educational)
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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