This document discusses the fundamentals of refraction of light, including definitions of key terms like medium, rarer medium, denser medium, absolute refractive index, and relative refractive index. It explains that refraction occurs when light travels from one medium to another at a different speed, causing a change in direction. Snell's law is presented as relating the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the media. Total internal reflection and applications are also mentioned.