Point Source of Light

 There is an excellent website for comparing and reviewing particle vs. wave nature of light. It has interactive demos that use JAVA to view. I think you might find this very useful and helpful in week 5 discussion and material.

 

micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/particleorwave.html

Point Source of Light

Consider a point source of light.

How would the intensity of light vary with distance from the source according to the (a) wave theory, (b) particle (photon) theory?

 How can these two theories mesh?