Plotting reflection coefficient

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Homework Statement


plot the magnitude |r| of the reflection coefficient as a function of incident angle from 0 to 90 degrees with a step size of 1 degree for the following cases: (ill only post one)

A transverse electric plane wave in incident from air to glass

Homework Equations


r = (n1cosθi - n2cosθt)/ (n1cosθi + n2cosθt)

The Attempt at a Solution


I was just going to plot r vs degrees but i only know the incident angles, 0 though 90. What i do about the other angle?
I'm currently trying to plot it in excel. I think he expects us to plot it in MATLAB but i have no experience with matlab.
 
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i think i solved it. i can just use snells law and figure out the angle.