PASCO OS-8500 INTRODUCTORY OPTICS SYSTEM - Manual (Page 3)

012-02744K Introductory Optics System
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Section .......................................................................................................... Page
Copyright, Credits, Warranty, & Equipment Return ....................................... iii
Preface to the Teacher ..................................................................................... iv
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
Equipment ........................................................................................................ 2
Setting Up the Equipment ................................................................................ 3
Copy Ready Experiments ................................................................................ 6
Basic Experiments
Experiment 1: Introduction to Ray Optics ................................................ 7
Experiment 2: The Law of Reflection ...................................................... 9
Experiment 3: Image Formation in a Plane Mirror .................................. 11
Experiment 4: The Law of Refraction ..................................................... 13
Experiment 5: Reversibility ..................................................................... 15
Experiment 6: Dispersion and Total Internal Reflection .......................... 17
Experiment 7: Converging Lens: Image and Object Relationships ......... 19
Experiment 8: Light and Color ................................................................ 21
Experiment 9: Two-Slit Interference ....................................................... 23
Experiment 10: Polarization ..................................................................... 25
Advanced Experiments
Experiment 11: Image Formation with Cylindrical Mirrors ...................... 27
Experiment 12: Image Formation with Spherical Mirrors ........................ 29
Experiment 13: Image Formation with Cylindrical Lenses ...................... 31
Experiment 14: Spherical Lenses—Spherical and Chromatic
Aberration, Aperture Size, and Depth of Field ............................. 33
Experiment 15: The Diffraction Grating .................................................. 35
Experiment 16: Single Slit Diffraction ..................................................... 37
Experiment 17: General Diffraction ......................................................... 39
Optical Instruments
Experiment 18: Introduction ..................................................................... 41
Experiment 19: The Projector .................................................................. 43
Experiment 20: The Magnifier ................................................................. 45
Experiment 21: The Telescope ................................................................. 47
Experiment 22: The Compound Microscope ........................................... 49
Appendix ........................................................................................................ 51
Replacement Parts ........................................................................................... 52
Teacher's Guide ........................................................................................... 52-67
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