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The light hits the wall and get absorbed by the wall.

My bad, momentum is a much better word.

I find this useful for your question: http://science.mikelopez.com/2007/03/11/why-is-the-sea-blue/

rbj, I agree with your definition, but the way I interpret it your definition is quite different from 'rate of change with distance'. The word 'outward' is the key.

The law of refraction can be derived from the Fermat's Principle/Principle of least time, which states that light follows the path of least time.

I am entering the final year of my undergraduate studies. From what I understand, it is fairly common for students to apply to grad school halfway through their final year. However, I am thinking of working for a couple of years before applying to grad school. Would that hamper my chances of...

Photon has kinetic energy, and therefore it moves.

Divergence is not about the rate of change with distance.

As dipole has mentioned in his post, you use point charges which you can then integrate to find out the electric field. This is because the field contributed by charges in each specific point in space is unique.

The outer shield block the EM waves from the environment from influencing the inner conductor. You can look up the "Electromagnetic shielding" entry in Wikipedia for more details.

My guess is that you want to learn how to program microcontrollers/microprocessors to build more advanced systems, like building a robot, designing a automatic lighting system, etc?

Can any kind soul help me with my questions? It would be greatly appreciated.

I am a third year EE undergraduate and I am thinking of getting a Master of Science degree in EE after my undergraduate studies. There are a lot of information here regarding PhD admissions, but I couldn't find any that specifically states the factors that can affect a Master's program...