How Do Refraction and Reflection Differ in Optics and Sound Waves?

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Could some explain the difference in refraction and reflection in optics and sound waves?
 
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Water waves require a medium to move in (water!) whereas the wavelength of light is an intrinsic property of the photon rather than an effect in the medium.

Otherwise most of the effects and the maths is the same.
 

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