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Optics Bench

Animation showing ray diagrams using a converging lens or mirror. Rays reflect, slightly inaccurately, from behind mirror, otherwise accurate

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http://webphysics.davidson.edu/alumni/MiLee/java/Final_Optics/optics.htm

Concave mirror

Problem to find the focal length of a concave mirror from a ray diagram. Object position can be altered.

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http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/Optics/prb1.html

Convex mirror

Problem to find the focal length of a convex mirror from a ray diagram. Object position can be altered.

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http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/Optics/prb1.html

$Prism refraction$

Prism refraction

This colourful ray diagram shows the dispersion of white light by an equilateral triangle prism. The angle of incidence and width of beam are variable. The explanation is very brief.

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

Converging and diverging lenses

A simple but well made movie enabling students to see how moving lenses, objects etc, has consequences on the ray diagram.

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http://www.gmi.edu/~drussell/Demos/RayTrace/Lenses.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

Willis Eugene Lamb, Jr

Willis Eugene Lamb, Jr (1913 - ) research has been on the following subjects: theory of the interactions of neutrons and matter, field theories of nuclear structure, fluctuations in cosmic ray ...

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1955/lamb-bio.html

News about the latest discoveries using satellites launched by NASA e.g. The Microwave Anisotropy Probe and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. This is all very up-to-date information on space-based ...

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http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/

$Refraction and the Ray Model of Light$

Refraction and the Ray Model of Light

Useful information driven site which provides details on both how light exhibits the phenomena of reflection and refraction (including total internal reflection).

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http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/refrn/refrntoc.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

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