The Eye As A Lens (Part 1)

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written by Kevork Spartalian

A Physlet-based simulation demonstrating how the eye perceives size. Two distant light sources are shown. The user can move the sources without changing their distance from the eye. The effect of the motion on the image on the retina is shown.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Optics - Geometrical Optics = Thin Lens - The Eye	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java - text/html	Currently 3.0/5 Rated 3.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

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	This resource was featured by the Physics Front collection from July 19, 2009 until September 1, 2009. View the feature here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:: IPLS, angular separation, eye, how the eye perceives, retina, simulation, size
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 19, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: July 24, 2009 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 6, 2002

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7698">Spartalian, Kevork. The Eye As A Lens (Part 1). November 6, 2002.</a>

AIP Format

K. Spartalian, (2002), WWW Document, (http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html).

AJP/PRST-PER

K. Spartalian, The Eye As A Lens (Part 1) (2002), <http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html>.

APA Format

Spartalian, K. (2002, November 6). The Eye As A Lens (Part 1). Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html

Chicago Format

Spartalian, Kevork. The Eye As A Lens (Part 1). November 6, 2002. http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html (accessed 25 April 2024).

MLA Format

Spartalian, Kevork. The Eye As A Lens (Part 1). 2002. 6 Nov. 2002. 25 Apr. 2024 <http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html>.

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@misc{ Author = "Kevork Spartalian", Title = {The Eye As A Lens (Part 1)}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {25 April 2024}, Month = {November 6, 2002}, Year = {2002} }

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