The Book of Phyz - AP Physics 2
AP2.08 ADVANCED OPTICS

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GUIDES
1
Advanced Light Examples
Definitions of quantities, explanations of equations, and worked out examples.
2
Mirrors and Lenses Examples
Definitions of quantities, explanations of equations, and worked out examples.
3
Mirror Measures & Equations
Illustrated delineation of the parameters of spherical mirror optics. Equations are listed.
4
Principal Rays for Mirrors
Illustrated guidelines for drawing each of four principal rays for spherical mirror image formation
5
Lens Lengths & Equations
Illustrated delineation of the parameters of thin lens optics. Equations are listed.
6
Principal Rays for Lenses
Illustrated guidelines for drawing each of four principal rays for thin lens image formation.



JOBS
1
Snell's Law Springboard - Answers
Classroom discussion and mathematical activity,
2
Magnification Springboard at Teachers Pay Teachers
A classroom discussion of the application and interpretation of image magnification.
3
Image Characterization at Teachers Pay Teachers
Upright/Inverted. Enlarged/Reduced. Real/Virtual.
4
Ray Tracing 1: Converging Mirrors at Teachers Pay Teachers
Draw principal rays to locate images formed by a converging mirror.
5
Ray Tracing 2: Diverging Mirrors at Teachers Pay Teachers
Draw principal rays to locate images formed by a diverging mirror.
6
Ray Tracing 3: Converging Lenses at Teachers Pay Teachers
Draw principal rays to locate images formed by a converging lens.
7
Ray Tracing 4: Diverging Lenses at Teachers Pay Teachers
Draw principal rays to locate images formed by a diverging lens.
8
Ray Tracing Image Meta-analysis at Teachers Pay Teachers
Seeing the patterns in the image characteristics.
9
Geometric Optics Number Crunch
Use the equations for thin lenses and magnification. The answers are built-in.
 10 Normal Lenses and Inverted Index Lenses - Answers
Concave lenses converging? Convex lenses diverging? Yes!



LAB
1
Using Snell's Law Lab Springboard - Answers
Classroom lab activity and discussion.
2
Using TIR to Determine n Lab Springboard - Answers
Classroom lab activity and discussion.
3
Mirror Experience at Teachers Pay Teachers
Use handheld spherical mirrors to see the variety of images produced.
4
Reflections II LSB - Answers
A discussion lab investigating spherical mirrors using ray box optics.
5
Lens Experience at Teachers Pay Teachers
Use a converging lens (such as a Fresnel lens) to see the variety of images produced.
6
Image a Nation - Scoring Key
Optics bench lab; image formation.
7
Water Lenses Lab Springboard - Answers
Water-filled cells immersed in air.
8 Air Lenses Lab Springboard - Answers
Air-filled cells immersed in water.


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Mirrors and Lenses Begins With an M (QuickTime)
Part of the "Physics Begins with an M" series. Interactive slideshow: click the image to advance to the next slide. Requires QuickTime.
Mirrors and Lenses Begins With an M Keynote
A nifty Keynote presentation of the M's. Requires Keynote. (Keynote is Apple's presentation software; PowerPoint is Microsoft's presentation software.) Trust me, neither Keynote nor PowerPoint are The Great Saviors of education. I recommend using them sparingly if at all. Better to teach!
3 MIRRORS (QuickTime)
Most of what there is to know about spherical mirrors. Names, distances, principal rays, and image characteristics. Interactive slideshow: click the image to advance to the next slide. Requires QuickTime.
4 LENSES (QuickTime)
Most of what there is to know about thin lenses. Names, distances, principal rays, and image characteristics. Interactive slideshow: click the image to advance to the next slide. Requires QuickTime.


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