written by
Tom Henderson
These multimedia animations help users gain an understanding of reflection and refraction principles. Text explanations and ray diagrams accompany the animations to offer comprehensive background information on geometrical optics in a beginning tutorial format for first-year physics students. This resource is part of a larger online collection, The Physics Classroom.
Please note that this resource requires Flash.
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![]() Henderson, Tom. Multimedia Physics Studio: Ray Optics. 1996. 20 Dec. 2004. 1 May 2025 <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics>.
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Title = {Multimedia Physics Studio: Ray Optics},
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Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {December 20, 2004},
Year = {1996}
}
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