Geometrical Optics
L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Illustrate focusing of heat in a very dramatic way.
L3-13: OPTICAL BOARD - SPHERICAL ABERRATION IN CONCAVE MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Show spherical aberration in a spherical mirror.
L3-12: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - CONCAVE MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Locate the image of a concave mirror by using the three principal rays.
L3-11: OPTICAL BOARD - CONCAVE SPHERICAL MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Illustrate reflection from a concave spherical mirror.
L3-02: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - CONVEX MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Determine the image position for an object in front of a convex mirror using the three principal rays.
L3-01: OPTICAL BOARD - CONVEX SPHERICAL MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Show reflection of light rays from a convex mirror.
E2-42: TELESCOPE MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show how a telescope can view any point in the sky using a universal mount.
E2-24: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - COLOR FILTERS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Identify the source of penumbra regions.
E2-23: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - EXTENDED SOURCE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show umbra and penumbra with an extended source, as in an eclipse.
E2-02: MEASUREMENT OF RADIUS OF EARTH
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Demonstrate how the radius of the earth can be measured using trigonometry.
L2-42: CORNER REFLECTOR - MIRROR TILES
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show what a corner reflector does
L2-63: TELEIDOSCOPE
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrate a kaleidoscope with rotating mirrors.
L2-62: MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS WITH MIRROR TILES
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show multiple reflections in a three-dimensional system of mirrors.
L2-46: CORNER REFLECTOR - MODELS
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Model how the rays reflect in a corner reflector.
L2-45: MICROWAVES - CORNER REFLECTOR
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
A two-dimensional microwave corner reflector.
L2-44: CORNER REFLECTOR - HAND HELD
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically how a corner reflector works.
L2-43: CORNER REFLECTOR - ROTATING
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show that the reflected ray from a corner reflector is parallel to the incoming ray.
L2-41: OPTICAL BOARD - CORNER REFLECTOR
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show how a corner reflector works in two dimensions.
L2-25: LIGHT BULB IN WATER
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Do a magic trick using partially reflected light.
