The Physics Classroom: The Broken Pencil

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written by Tom Henderson

This page features an animated image and a discussion of optics. The animation shows why a pencil looks broken when put in a glass of water.

This tutorial is part of The Physics Classroom. This web site also includes interactive tools to help students with concepts and problem solving, worksheets for student assignments, and recommendations for simple introductory laboratories.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/bp.cfm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Optics - Geometrical Optics = Refractive Index	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Tutorial - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1996
Keyword:: index of refraction
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 12, 2010 by Shane Allison
Record Updated:: July 12, 2010 by Shane Allison

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Henderson, T. (1996). The Physics Classroom: The Broken Pencil. Retrieved May 24, 2013, from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/bp.cfm

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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: The Broken Pencil. 1996. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/bp.cfm (accessed 24 May 2013).

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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: The Broken Pencil. 1996. 24 May 2013 <http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/bp.cfm>.

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