// Example 1.7.2 page 1.14 // To calculate the critical angel clc; clear; n1= 1.50; // RI of glass.. n2 = 1; // RI of air... // According to Snell's law... // n1*sin(phi1)= n2*sin(phi2); // From definition of critical angel phi2 = 90 degrees and phi1 will be critical angel phiC=asind((n2/n1)*sin(%pi/2)); printf('The Critical angel is %.2f degrees',phiC);