 Module 3 is all about visible light
  how common sources produce visible
   light,
  the common properties and characteristics
   of light,
  And how the eye sees color
Focus                       Objectives
Special characteristic of    Infer where colors come
  visible light: Color        from
 Visible light is the       Relate color to frequency
  narrow range of             and wavelength
  frequencies and            Explain why objects
  wavelengths that can be     appear in a particular
  seen by the human eye       color
 The differences of         Appreciate proper
  wavelengths within this     lighting in doing various
  range are perceived as      activities.
  differences in color
What I already What I want to What I learned
know about        know
    light



•What did you see?
• List the colors in order
• How does the acronym ROY G BIV help you describe
 what you see?
•Where could thave these colors come from?
 Q1. Which color registers the highest frequency? shortest
      wavelength?
 Q2. Which color registers the lowest frequency? longest
      wavelength?
 Q3    What pattern do you notice about the wavelength and
      frequency of the different colors?
 Q4. When you take the product of wavelength and
      frequency, what do you get? What is the significance of
      this value?
 Q5. What is a possible relationship between wavelength
      and frequency? How would you prove this relationship?
 Q6. What can you say about the speed of the different
      colors of light in air?
Q1. Which color registers the highest frequency? shortest wavelength?
     Violet has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength.
Q2. Which color registers the lowest frequency? Longest wavelength?
     Red has the lowest frequency and the longest wavelength.
Q3 What pattern do you notice about the wavelength and frequency of
    the different colors? Long wavelength colors have low frequencies.
Q4. What is a possible relationship between wavelength and frequency?
    How would you prove this relationship? Wavelength and frequency
    are inversely proportional. This can be proven by finding out whether
    the product wavelength x frequency would equal a constant.
Q5. When you take the product of wavelength and frequency, what do
     you get? What is the significance of this value? The product of
     wavelength and its corresponding frequency is very close to 3 x 108m/s,
     the speed of light in air.
   the visible spectrum   Color    Wavelength    Frequency
                                         λ        THz(1012
    consists of color               nm (10-9 m)   Hz
    bands and
    therefore are          red        780 - 622    384 - 482
    identified by a
    range of               orange     622 - 597    482 - 503

    wavelengths and
                           yellow     597 - 577    503 - 520
    frequencies to wit
                           green      577 - 492    520 - 610

                           blue       492 - 455    610 - 659

                           violet     455 - 390    659 - 769
Shine the flashlight on each filter and note the
  color of light projected on the screen
 Q1. What is the color of the beam
  transmitted by the filter?
 Q2. How does the color of the filter compare
  to the color it transmitted?
 Q3. Write a general statement that describes
  the color of the filter and the color it
  transmits.
http://users.halpc.org/~clement/Simulations/Mixing%20Colors/rgbColor.html

 Primary colors for light                Primary colors for paint
  :                                        pigments
 RED
                                          Magenta
   GREEN                                 Yellow
                                          cyan
   BLUE
   For light                  For paint pigments
Q4. Describe the color of
                            Magenta + yellow = ____
the overlap:
                            Yellow + cyan = ______
Red + blue = ______
                            Magenta + cyan = ______
Blue + green = ________
                            Magneta + cyan + yellow
Green + red = ________
                             = __________
Red + Green+ Blue = ____
http://www.cs.brown.edu/exploratories/freeSoftware/repository/edu/brown/cs/exploratori
es/applets/combinedColorMixing/combined_color_mixing_java_plugin.html)

       1. Click on the light bulb, paint can, and colored
        filter icons located in the toolbar on the left side
        to add them to the lab area. Clicking on an
        object in the scene removes it from the scene,
        while clicking on a projector specifies it as the
        recipient of the next light bulb that is selected.
        Clicking on the "Animate Beams" button
        activates the projectors and the user can directly
        observe how the selected items affect the color
        of the light beams as they travel through the
        scene.
Bulb   Filter   Paint     Color we “see”:



Red    Red      Red
                Green
                Blue
                Magenta
                Cyan
                yellow
       Green    Red
                Green
                Blue
                Magenta
                Cyan
                yellow

       Blue     Red
                Green
                Blue
                Magenta
                Cyan
                yellow
   White light can be split up to make separate colors.
         These colors can be added together again.
        The primary colors of light are red, blue and green:

Adding blue and red                           Adding blue and green
makes magenta                                 makes cyan (light blue)
(purple)


Adding red and                                     Adding all three
green makes                                          makes white
yellow                                                       again
   Filters can be used to “block” out different colors of light:

                               Red Filter




                               Magenta
                                Filter
   The color an object appears depends on the colors of
    light it reflects.
For example, a red book only reflects red light:




            White                                  Only red light is
             light                                    reflected
A pair of purple trousers would reflect purple light (and red and
            blue, as purple is made up of red and blue):



                                           Purple light




          A white hat would reflect all seven colours:


                                              White
                                               light
   If we look at a coloured object in coloured
    light we see something different. For
    example, consider a this pair of shirt and
    shorts:
                               Shirt looks red

     White
      light

                                       Shorts look blue
   In different colours of light they would look different:


           Red
                                                 Shirt looks red
           light

                                               Shorts look black




                                               Shirt looks black
           Blue
           light


                                               Shorts look blue
   For light:                For pigments

   Primary colors:           The color of a
   Red                        transparent object is the
   Green                      color it transmits
   Blue                      The color of an opaque
                               material is the color it
   Red+ blue = magenta        reflects
   Blue + green = cyan
   Red + blue =yellow
   Red + blue + green =
    white
Evaluate




           red




           black




           red
             blue
                    black
green   blue   green


red     blue   black

Session 3 lecture outline

  • 2.
     Module 3is all about visible light  how common sources produce visible light,  the common properties and characteristics of light,  And how the eye sees color
  • 3.
    Focus Objectives Special characteristic of  Infer where colors come visible light: Color from  Visible light is the  Relate color to frequency narrow range of and wavelength frequencies and  Explain why objects wavelengths that can be appear in a particular seen by the human eye color  The differences of  Appreciate proper wavelengths within this lighting in doing various range are perceived as activities. differences in color
  • 4.
    What I alreadyWhat I want to What I learned know about know light •What did you see? • List the colors in order • How does the acronym ROY G BIV help you describe what you see? •Where could thave these colors come from?
  • 5.
     Q1. Whichcolor registers the highest frequency? shortest wavelength?  Q2. Which color registers the lowest frequency? longest wavelength?  Q3 What pattern do you notice about the wavelength and frequency of the different colors?  Q4. When you take the product of wavelength and frequency, what do you get? What is the significance of this value?  Q5. What is a possible relationship between wavelength and frequency? How would you prove this relationship?  Q6. What can you say about the speed of the different colors of light in air?
  • 6.
    Q1. Which colorregisters the highest frequency? shortest wavelength? Violet has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength. Q2. Which color registers the lowest frequency? Longest wavelength? Red has the lowest frequency and the longest wavelength. Q3 What pattern do you notice about the wavelength and frequency of the different colors? Long wavelength colors have low frequencies. Q4. What is a possible relationship between wavelength and frequency? How would you prove this relationship? Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional. This can be proven by finding out whether the product wavelength x frequency would equal a constant. Q5. When you take the product of wavelength and frequency, what do you get? What is the significance of this value? The product of wavelength and its corresponding frequency is very close to 3 x 108m/s, the speed of light in air.
  • 7.
    the visible spectrum Color Wavelength Frequency λ THz(1012 consists of color nm (10-9 m) Hz bands and therefore are red 780 - 622 384 - 482 identified by a range of orange 622 - 597 482 - 503 wavelengths and yellow 597 - 577 503 - 520 frequencies to wit green 577 - 492 520 - 610 blue 492 - 455 610 - 659 violet 455 - 390 659 - 769
  • 8.
    Shine the flashlighton each filter and note the color of light projected on the screen  Q1. What is the color of the beam transmitted by the filter?  Q2. How does the color of the filter compare to the color it transmitted?  Q3. Write a general statement that describes the color of the filter and the color it transmits.
  • 9.
    http://users.halpc.org/~clement/Simulations/Mixing%20Colors/rgbColor.html  Primary colorsfor light  Primary colors for paint : pigments  RED  Magenta  GREEN  Yellow  cyan  BLUE
  • 10.
    For light  For paint pigments Q4. Describe the color of Magenta + yellow = ____ the overlap: Yellow + cyan = ______ Red + blue = ______ Magenta + cyan = ______ Blue + green = ________ Magneta + cyan + yellow Green + red = ________ = __________ Red + Green+ Blue = ____
  • 11.
    http://www.cs.brown.edu/exploratories/freeSoftware/repository/edu/brown/cs/exploratori es/applets/combinedColorMixing/combined_color_mixing_java_plugin.html)  1. Click on the light bulb, paint can, and colored filter icons located in the toolbar on the left side to add them to the lab area. Clicking on an object in the scene removes it from the scene, while clicking on a projector specifies it as the recipient of the next light bulb that is selected. Clicking on the "Animate Beams" button activates the projectors and the user can directly observe how the selected items affect the color of the light beams as they travel through the scene.
  • 13.
    Bulb Filter Paint Color we “see”: Red Red Red Green Blue Magenta Cyan yellow Green Red Green Blue Magenta Cyan yellow Blue Red Green Blue Magenta Cyan yellow
  • 14.
    White light can be split up to make separate colors. These colors can be added together again.  The primary colors of light are red, blue and green: Adding blue and red Adding blue and green makes magenta makes cyan (light blue) (purple) Adding red and Adding all three green makes makes white yellow again
  • 15.
    Filters can be used to “block” out different colors of light: Red Filter Magenta Filter
  • 16.
    The color an object appears depends on the colors of light it reflects. For example, a red book only reflects red light: White Only red light is light reflected
  • 17.
    A pair ofpurple trousers would reflect purple light (and red and blue, as purple is made up of red and blue): Purple light A white hat would reflect all seven colours: White light
  • 18.
    If we look at a coloured object in coloured light we see something different. For example, consider a this pair of shirt and shorts: Shirt looks red White light Shorts look blue
  • 19.
    In different colours of light they would look different: Red Shirt looks red light Shorts look black Shirt looks black Blue light Shorts look blue
  • 20.
    For light:  For pigments  Primary colors:  The color of a  Red transparent object is the  Green color it transmits  Blue  The color of an opaque material is the color it  Red+ blue = magenta reflects  Blue + green = cyan  Red + blue =yellow  Red + blue + green = white
  • 21.
    Evaluate red black red blue black
  • 22.
    green blue green red blue black