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.
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L4-01 OPTICAL BOARD - RECTANGULAR SLAB
Demonstrates refraction. Shows displacement of rays in a uniform slab of glass Read More
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L4-02 REFRACTION - BEER MUG IN WATER
Illustrates refraction
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L4-03 REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER
Demonstrates refraction
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L4-04: REFRACTION - CAN IN WATER TANK
Illustrate refraction Read More
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L4-05: REFRACTION IN FISH TANK - PORTABLE
Illustrate refraction Read More
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L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Demonstrates how a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle Read More
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L4-21: SNELL'S LAW - IMAGE DISTORTION
Illustrate a paradox involving Snell's law Read More
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L4-22: MIRAGE - LASER AND HOT WIRE
Demonstrates refraction
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L4-23 BENDING OF LASER BEAM IN SUGAR SOLUTION
Demonstrates a medium with a continually varying index of refraction
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L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
Demonstrates how index of refraction affects what we see in a fluid bath
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L4-41: MICROWAVES - REFRACTION BY PRISM
Demonstrate refraction of microwaves by a paraffin prism Read More
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L4-42: MICROWAVES - INDEX OF REFRACTION
Determine the index of refraction of paraffin for microwaves Read More
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