// Scilab Code Ex3.3 : Page-71 (2010) lambda = 5.5e-05; // Wavelength emitted by source of light, cm n = 4; // Number of fringes shifted t = 3.9e-04; // Thickness of the thin glass sheet, cm mu = n*lambda/t+1; // Refractive index of the sheet of glass printf("\nThe refractive index of the sheet of glass = %6.4f", mu); // Result // The refractive index of the sheet of glass = 1.5641