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Reflection from convex mirror

Why does your reflection in a spoon appear upside down? 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.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/

Reflection of Light

Explains law of reflection including interactive Java tutorials. Links to ideas of fluorescence, diffraction, polarization, scattering and virtual microscopy.

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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/lightandcolor/reflection.html

Reflection, Sound

Diagrams showing sound reflection and standing waves.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/reflec.html#c1

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

$Refraction and the Ray Model of Light$

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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