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Spherical Aberration
Aberration – a departure from the expected or proper course. (Webster’s Dictionary) Spherical mirrors have an aberration. There is an intrinsic…
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Engineering Physics 8 min read
The Mirror Equation – Concave Mirrors
Ray diagrams can be used to determine the image location, size, orientation and type of image formed ofobjects when placed at a…
Engineering Physics 8 min read
Image Characteristics for Concave Mirrors
Previously in Lesson 3, ray diagrams were constructed in order to determine the general location, size, orientation, and type of…
Engineering Physics 10 min read
Ray Diagrams – Concave Mirrors
The theme of this unit has been that we see an object because light from the object travels to our…
Engineering Physics 2 min read
Two Rules of Reflection for Concave Mirrors
Light always reflects according to the law of reflection, regardless of whether the reflection occurs off a flat surface or a…
Engineering Physics 4 min read
Reflection of Light and Image Formation
Light always follows the law of reflection, whether the reflection occurs off a curved surface or off a flat surface. The…
Engineering Physics 4 min read
Concave Mirrors
The Anatomy of a Curved Mirror Thus far in this unit, our focus has been the reflection of light off…
Engineering Physics 5 min read
Other Multiple Mirror Systems
Besides right angle mirror systems, there is a wealth of other multiple mirror systems that involve two or more mirrors.…
Engineering Physics 6 min read
Right Angle Mirrors
Thus far we have focused on the images formed by a single plane mirror. Occasionally, there are optical systems that…
Engineering Physics 5 min read
What Portion of a Mirror is Required?
In the previous part of this lesson, the use of ray diagrams were introduced and illustrated. Ray diagrams can be used…