Reflection
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Define the laws of reflection Calculate the angle of reflection Understand image formation at a plane mirror Understand how…
Dispersion and chromatic aberration
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain what dispersion is Understand how dispersion occurs Explain how rainbows are produced Explain what chromatic aberration is Discuss…
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…
Imaging the eye and measuring refractive error
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain why it is difficult to see the back of the eye and the anterior angle without the help…
Kitchen thin film interference
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain ‘thin film interference’ Explain why the interference pattern is colourful Produce a thin film demonstration of your own…
