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This item is a chapter in a beginning physics tutorial. It explores the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media. The ray nature of light is used to explain the behavior of light as it refracts, or bends, at planar and curved surfaces. Refraction principles are combined with ray diagrams to explain how lenses produce images.
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Topic: Nature and Behavior of Light
Unit Title: Ray Optics -- Reflection and Refraction of Light This beginning tutorial explores the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media. Refraction principles are combined with ray diagrams to explain how lenses produce images. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4754">Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. December 20, 2004.</a>
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T. Henderson, The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light (1996), <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn>.
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Henderson, T. (2004, December 20). The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn
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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. December 20, 2004. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn (accessed 22 March 2025).
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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light. 1996. 20 Dec. 2004. 22 Mar. 2025 <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn>.
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@misc{
Author = "Tom Henderson",
Title = {The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {22 March 2025},
Month = {December 20, 2004},
Year = {1996}
}
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