Snell's Law Song

Title

Snell's Law Song

Author

Marian McKenzie and Walter Smith

Category

Electricity Magnetism Optics, Waves and Oscillations

SubCategory

optics, electromagnetic radiation

Topics

refraction, also reflection off curved mirrors

Tune

Sweet Betsy from Pike

Level

Intro (Algebra)

Style

folk

Equations

y

Historic

y

Download

1

Keywords

Snell's law, refraction, lightning, Descartes, Willebrord van Roijen Snell, Harriot, lens, lenses

Comments

A very clever set of words, published in APS News!

Priority

1

Citation

“Snell's Law Song,” Physics Songs Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/physics-songs/items/show/917.