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PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics
published by the Physics Education Technology Project
This interactive java application allows you to investigate the properties of converging lenses.  You can change the index of refraction and the radius of curvature of the lens. The lens and object can be moved in two dimensions. This is part of a large collection of simulations freely available from the Physics Education Technology group at the University of Colorado.

Please note that this resource requires Flash.
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Light
- Geometrical Optics
= Thin Lens
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- application/flash
- text/html
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This resource was featured by the Physics Source collection from December 27, 2008 until January 27, 2010. View the feature here!


Mirror: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/geometric-optic…
Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2004 PHET and University of Colorado
Additional information is available.
Keywords: Light, Refraction, Vision, comvergent lens, convex lens, experiment simulation, image, interactive multimedia, lens, marginal ray, optics, principal ray, ray diagrams, real image, screen, virtual image
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created July 13, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated: Dec 01, 2011 by maxim suli
Last Update
when Cataloged:		 August 11, 2006
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AIP Format
PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2004), WWW Document, (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics).
AJP/PRST-PER
PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics (Physics Education Technology Project, Boulder, 2004), <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics. (2006, August 11). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from Physics Education Technology Project: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics
Chicago Format
Physics Education Technology Project. PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, August 11, 2006. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics (accessed 18 May 2013).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics. Boulder: Physics Education Technology Project, 2004. 11 Aug. 2006. 18 May 2013 <http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/geometric-optics>.
BibTeX Export Format
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