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Spherical Mirror Model
written by Andrew Duffy
The Spherical Mirror Model demonstrates the focusing of light using a spherical mirror. The user can change the size and position of the object, the focal length of the mirror and the rays shown in the diagram.

The Spherical Mirror Model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_bu_Spherical_Mirror.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Optics
- Geometrical Optics
= Reflection - Curved Surfaces
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Curriculum support
= Interactive Simulation
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http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/…
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:
Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:
focal length, mirror, real image, virtual image
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created April 21, 2010 by Anne Cox
Record Updated:
June 12, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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April 21, 2010
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A. Duffy, Computer Program SPHERICAL MIRROR MODEL (2010), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9984&DocID=1614>.
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Duffy, A. (2010). Spherical Mirror Model [Computer software]. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9984&DocID=1614
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Duffy, Andrew. "Spherical Mirror Model." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9984&DocID=1614 (accessed 13 December 2024).
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Duffy, Andrew. Spherical Mirror Model. Computer software. 2010. Java (JRE) 1.5. 13 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9984&DocID=1614>.
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