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Reflection from convex mirror

Animation showing reflection from a convex mirror and spherical aberration.

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http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/Optics/spherical_aberation.html

Reflection and the Ray Model of Light

A high school physics tutorial on aspects of reflection, image formation and mirrors (including convex and concave).

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http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/refln/reflntoc.html

The Science of Light: Funhouse mirrors

We're used to regular mirrors - flat mirrors, mounted on a vertical surface. But when they're tilted, or better yet, curved - mirrors can show us things we might not expect!

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http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/lawslight/funhouse/index.html

This java applet show you how to use the law of reflection (for optics) in playing pool. A ball bouncing off the bank of a pool table behaves like a light ray reflecting off a mirror, however note ...

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http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/~hwang/billiards/billiards.html

Reflection

This Java applet demonstrates waves being reflected by a mirror

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http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/waves/reflection1.html

Reflection from Mirrors

Simple movie of object distance equals image distance proved via changing ray diagram

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http://www.gmi.edu/~drussell/Demos/RayTrace/Mirrors.html

Multiple images

A picture, that you can manipulate, of two hinged mirrors and a pencil. You can alter the angles of the mirrors and observe the number of images. A simple and fun activity, but I'd rather use a real ...

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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/hinged/index.html