Geometrical Optics
N1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PRISMS - SEPARATE AND RECOMBINE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Separate white light into its component colors with a prism and use an identical prism to recombine the light.
N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Show how a prism can recombine previously dispersed white light.
N1-09: COMPLEMENTARY SPECTRUM
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Display the spectrum of a "negative" slit.
N1-08: GOETHE'S PUZZLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Show the view of a slide through a prism and argue about color theory.
N1-06: POLYPRISM SPECTRA
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectra with several different types of glass.
N1-03: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - WATER PRISM
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum using water as the dispersing medium.
O1-23: ASTIGMATISM - ON AXIS
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Demonstrate on-axis astigmatism.
N1-01: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum
O1-02: EYE OPTICS MODEL - INDIVIDUAL VIEWING
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Show inversion of the image on the retina by the eyelens.
L4-22: MIRAGE - LASER AND HOT WIRE
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrate how an optical mirage is created
E2-21: PHASES OF THE MOON
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the relationship between the phases of the moon and the relative earth-sun-moon positions.
L6-10: IMAGE LOCATION WITH TV CAMERA - LENS
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Locate both real and virtual images of a convex lens
H2-11: SOUND LENS
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate focusing of sound by refraction in a sound lens
L3-21: LIGHT BULB AND PARABOLIC MIRROR
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Optical illusion with real image of a concave mirror
L2-61: MIRROR TILES WITH LIGHT BULB
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show multiple reflections using two mirrors
L2-24: PARTIALLY SILVERED CYLINDER
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrate Partially Silvered Surfaces
M5-02: LASER DIFFRACTION - MESHES
Purpose:
Illustrate two-dimensional diffraction patterns
L1-04: POINT SOURCE - FLASHLIGHT BULB
Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose:
Demonstrate optical characteristics of a "point source"
O1-01: EYE MODEL - OPTICS
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Demonstrates optics of the eye and corrections of optical defects
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L7-01: LIGHT METERS
Show light meters and maybe even use one Read More
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L7-02: FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER - CHALKBOARD MODEL
Illustrate how a focal plane shutter works Read More
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L7-03: SHUTTER SPEED OF A CAMERA
Measure the shutter speed of a camera Read More
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L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
Demonstrate depth of field as a function of aperture setting, and to demonstrate field of view as a function of… Read More
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L7-05: VIDEO CAMERA WITH VARIOUS LENSES
Demonstrate various lenses for a video camera Read More
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L7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
Model the optics of an astronomical telescope Read More
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L7-12: OPTICAL BOARD - TELEPHOTO LENS
Illustrate the location of the principal planes in a telephoto lens Read More
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L7-13: OPTICAL BOARD - GALILEAN TELESCOPE
Model the optics of a Galilean telescope Read More
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L7-14: OPTICAL BOARD - REFLECTING TELESCOPE
To illustrate rays in one type of reflecting telescope Read More
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L7-15: MICROSCOPE
Demonstrate how the optics of a microscope produces a magnified image Read More
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L7-16: GALILEOSCOPE
Show how the optics and lenses in a telescope work Read More
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L7-21: MAGNIFYING GLASS - TV
Illustrate how a magnifying glass works Read More
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L7-22: MICROSCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a microscope works Read More
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L7-23: ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how an astronomical telescope works Read More
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L7-24: TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a terrestrial telescope works Read More
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L7-25: GALILEAN TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a Galilean telescope works Read More
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L7-31: PRINCIPAL PLANES
Illustrate principal planes of a compound lens system Read More
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L7-32: FIELD LENS
Show what a field lens does Read More
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L7-33: OVERHEAD PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how an overhead projector works and to view its components Read More
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L7-34: SLIDE PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how a slide projector works and to view its parts Read More
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L7-41: REAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Determine the location of a real image in a complex lens-mirror system Read More
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L7-42: VIRTUAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Calculate the position of a virtual image and the verify this by using parallax Read More
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L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
A model of the assembly and function of a telephoto lens attachment. Read More
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