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Telescope

In this experiment, you will construct a telescope and determine its magnification.

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Virtual Images

In this experiment, you will study virtual images formed by a diverging lens and a convex mirror.

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Focal Length and Magnification of a Concave Mirror

The purpose of this experiment is to determine the focal length of a concave mirror and to measure...

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Focal Length and Magnification of a Thin Lens

The purpose of this experiment is to determine the focal length of a thin lens and to measure the...

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Dispersion

The purpose of this experiment is to determine the index of refraction of acrylic at two different wavelengths.

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Reversibility

In Trial 1 of this experiment, you will determine the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction for light passing from air...

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Apparent Depth

In this experiment, you will use two different methods to measure the apparent depth of the acrylic trapezoid. You will also determine the index of refraction...

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Lensmaker's Equation

In this experiment you will determine the focal length of a concave lens in two ways: a) by direct measurement using ray tracing and b) by measuring the...

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Hollow Lens

In this experiment you will explore how the properties of a lens are related to its shape, its index of refraction, and the index of refraction of the...

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Convex and Concave Lenses

In this experiment, you will explore the difference between convex and concave lenses and determine their focal lengths.

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