The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light

This tutorial looks at the anatomy of the eye and how the sense of sight works. This is the first part of a learning module. Subsequent sections cover how images are formed and detected, the concept of accommodation where the eye adjusts...

Six complete lessons on refraction and the ray model of light. Tutorials include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.

This illustrated physics tutorial serves as a step-by-step guide to drawing ray diagrams. It includes an opportunity for students to practice and check their answers.

In this illustrated physics tutorial, students investigate several of the types of problems that you will have to solve, and learn the task of tracing the refracted ray if given the incident ray and the indices of refraction.

In this illustrated tutorial, students will see a specific method for constructing ray diagrams for double concave lenses.

In this physics tutorial, focus on the refraction of light in great detail. Explore the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media.

In this interactive physics tutorial, students will learn about a mathematical equation relating these two angles and the indices of refraction of the two materials on each side of the boundary.

The purpose of this tutorial is to summarize object-image relationships by dividing the possible object locations into five general areas or points.

An illustrated tutorial which takes students step-by-step through the process of drawing ray diagrams.

Illustrated diagrams in this tutorial help students understand the properties and functions of lenses.