Ray tracing
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain what a ray diagram is Draw an accurate ray diagram for a convex lens Draw an accurate diagram…
The reduced eye and spherical and cylindrical lenses
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Outline all the important features of a reduced eye Outline the difference between a spherical refractive error and a…
Thin lenses
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Define ‘thin lens’ and apply the vergence equations from chapter 2 to thin lenses Determine linear magnification of an…
Thick lenses
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Define what a ‘thick lens’ is, and calculate how to measure thickness Understand the relationship between thickness, curvature of…
Basics of light and colour
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain what light is in relation to the wave-particle duality Explain what the wavelength of light means in terms…
