Abstract
By the end of this chapter you will have an understanding of
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How waves behave when they are refracted as they travel between different materials
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The quantitative description of the conditions for refraction
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The condition for total internal reflection and its applications
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Properties of lenses as light is refracted upon striking transparent surfaces
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Changes in sound propagation through the air and through the human body.
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Espinoza, F. (2017). Refraction. In: Wave Motion as Inquiry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45758-1_4
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