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This item is a chapter in a beginning physics tutorial. The ray nature of light is used to explain how light reflects off both planar and curved surfaces to produce images. Reflection produced by plane mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors are all explored with accompanying flash animations to illustrate geometric properties.
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Topic: Nature and Behavior of Light
Unit Title: Ray Optics -- Reflection and Refraction of Light In this beginning tutorial, the ray nature of light is used to explain how light reflects off both planar and curved surfaces to produce images. Flash animations help the student understand properties of geometric reflection produced by plane, concave, and convex mirrors. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4753">Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light. December 20, 2004.</a>
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T. Henderson, The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light (1996), <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln>.
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Henderson, T. (2004, December 20). The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln
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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light. December 20, 2004. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln (accessed 20 April 2025).
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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light. 1996. 20 Dec. 2004. 20 Apr. 2025 <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln>.
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@misc{
Author = "Tom Henderson",
Title = {The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {20 April 2025},
Month = {December 20, 2004},
Year = {1996}
}
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