Optics
How do optical instruments produce images?
Resources
Conceptual Physics, Chapter 29-30 Conceptual Physics, Chapter 31 (Honors) Vocab
Reflection (29.1) Refraction (29.2) Law of reflection (29.2) Normal (29.2) Virtual image (29.3) Total internal reflection (29.12) Critical angle (29.12) Converging lens (30.1) Diverging lens (30.1) Focal length (30.1) Focal plane (30.1) Focal point (30.1) Principal axis (30.1) Real image (30.2) Ray diagram (30.3) |
Assignments/Activities/Labs
Optics Intro Activity Optics worksheets Lab: Identify the Unknown Material CH 29 Questions CH 30 Questions CH 31 Questions (Honors) Lab: Mirror Images Lab: Lens Focal Length Formulae
angle of incidence = angle of reflection ni sin ϴi = nr sin ϴr 1/f = 1/o + 1/i Where: f= focal length o = object distance i = image distance |
Key concepts
CH 29: Reflection & Refraction
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CH 30: Lenses
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Honors:
CH 31: Diffraction & Interference
CH 31: Diffraction & Interference
- Explain light diffraction using Huygen’s principle
- Explain how thin-film interference produces wave interference patterns
Videos & Interactives
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Honors: Diffraction & Interference
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