Diffraction and Huygens's Principle - IB Physics

NOTE: It's pronounced "Hi-gens" with a hard g. Don't embarrass yourself like I did!!! I go over Huygen's Principle of Waves and how it's used to predict the shape of waves moving around barriers. Proving Double Slit Equation Lecture:    • Proving Young's Double Slit Interference E...   Solving Problems with Double Slit Equation Lecture:    • Solving Problems with Young's Double Slit ...   I do a gimmicky demo of Huygens's Principle in Minecraft here:    • Diffraction & Huygens's Principle in Minec...   0:00 Intro to Huygen's Principle 0:22 What is a Center of Disturbance? 0:58 Visualizing the Principle 2:07 Summary of the Principle 2:27 Definition of Diffraction 3:45 Examples of Diffraction 5:20 Double Slit Diffraction Pattern