Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Curved Mirror

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written by Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group

This is an interactive homework problem on the topic of ray optics. It presents this scenario: a distant object forms an image 2.8 meters in front of a slightly curved mirror. With only this information, students must determine the radius of curvature of the mirror.

The problem was developed by a physics education researcher to help students with concept formation and strategic problem solving skills. It is accompanied by a Socratic-dialog "help" sequence that guides users through a full conceptual analysis before attempting the mathematics. It is part of a larger collection developed by the Illinois PER Group.

https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/08/02

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Problem Solving Optics - Geometrical Optics = Reflection - Curved Surfaces	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Best practice = Tutorial

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Intended User:: Learner
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 University of Illinois Physics Education Research Group
Keywords:: PER, PER problem, concave mirror, concavity, curved mirror, focal length, homework problem, interactive problem, light ray, mirror, ray model, ray optics, reflection
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created February 5, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: August 3, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 16, 2006

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Nature and Behavior of Light
Unit Title: Ray Optics -- Reflection and Refraction of Light

Interactive Homework Problem Grades 9-12
This is a companion homework problem to the one above, created by the same author. Here is the scenario: A distant object forms an image 2.8 meters in front of a curved mirror. With only this information, students must figure out the radius of curvature of the mirror. This problem also contains ray diagrams to help students visualize the situation as they are guided through each step of the problem-solving.

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6466">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Curved Mirror. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>

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G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2002), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/08/02).

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Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Curved Mirror. Retrieved September 7, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/08/02

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Curved Mirror. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/08/02 (accessed 7 September 2024).

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Curved Mirror. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2002. 16 June 2006. 7 Sep. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys102/ie/08/02>.

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