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 Last Update: Jan 19, 2004

 

Light/Optics Reference Notes

Reflection:

<>. Primer on Reflection of Light                     Reflection Lab <>. Parallax and Vision	<>. Optics Bench (Original Site)              Intro to the Optics Bench             Curved Mirror Lab             Plane Mirror Images
<>. Mirror Ray Tracing Demo	<>. Multiple Images - Plane Mirror
<>. Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction	<>. Law of Reflection and Refraction
<>.	<>. Image by a Diverging Mirror <>. Fun House Mirrors <>. Reflection of a Circular Wave
<>. Reflection from a Plane Mirror	<>. Spherical Aberration - Mirror

Refraction:

<>. Refraction of Light	<>. Refraction through a Prism
<>. Refraction/Reflection of Light	<>. Prism Refraction
<>. Double Refraction - Iceland Spar	<>. Refraction
<>. Semi Circular Dish                   V-Lab Worksheet	<>. Refraction                   V-Lab Worksheet
<>. Snell's Law Demo                   V-Lab Worksheet	<>. Total Internal Reflection <>. Refraction of Light Demo
<>. Fish's View of the World	<>. Refraction of Light Demo
<>. Right Angle Prism

Dispersion:

<>.	<>. Light Dispersion - Glass Slab
<>.	<>.

Lens Optics:

<>. Optics Bench  (Original Site)               Lens Lab Worksheet	<>.              Diverging Lens             Converging Lens
<>. Simple Optics Bench	<>. Simple Magnification
<>. Image by a Diverging Lens	<>. Ray Tracing For Lenses
<>.  Image by a Converging Lens	<>. Thin Lens
<>.  Anatomy of the Microscope	<>. Thick Lens
<>. Human Vision - Eye	<>.

Optics Problems:

<>. Focal Length Problem	<>. Fiber Optics
<>. Focal length of a Convex Mirror	<>. Convex Lens
<>. Concave Mirror	<>. Concave Lens

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