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GEOMETRICAL OPTICS

 

Contents

 

refraction

laws of refraction
refractive index
common refractive indices

 

total internal reflection

Critical Angle
90o deviation with 90o prism
180o deviation with 90o prism
optical fibres

 

prisms

deviation
derivation of minimum deviation
chromatic dispersionv
minimum angle of dispersion

 

convex lenses

types of lens
basic ray diagram
power of a lens
ray diagrams
The Lens Formula
magnification
chromatic aberration

 

concave lenses

types of lens
basic ray diagram
ray diagrams

 

plane mirrors

Laws of Reflection
plane mirror images
mirror rotation

 

concave mirrors

basic ray diagram
ray diagrams
proof of r = 2f
The Mirror Formula
caustic curves
parabolic mirrors

 

convex mirrors

basic ray diagram
ray diagrams
proof of r = 2f

 

telescopes

astronomical refracting telescope
terrestrial telescope
Galilean telescope
reflecting telescopes

 

microscopes

magnifying glass
compound microscope

 

the eye

eye biology
visual angle
angular magnification
near point
short sight
long sight

 

the camera

introduction - the SLR camera
f-number
depth of field

 

 

 

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