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The Binoculars (Physics of Technology Series)

A module on waves, physical geometrical optics. Coverage of the geometrical optics of compound lenses (using principal planes), magnification, reflection, and refraction. Knowledge of image formation, focal length, and the thin lens formula are prerequisite. Either THE CAMERA or THE PROJECTOR is a suitable prerequisite module. No special apparatus other than a monocular is required. Part of the Physics of Technology program, a 27-module introduction to physics at a pre-calculus level. The American Institute of Physics coordinated this program in the 1970s, with modules created by Florissant Valley Community College, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the State University of New York at Binghamton, and TERC. From the Instructor’s Manual : The Binoculars module has been designed to follow the Camera module. The Binoculars module emphasizes: real and virtual image formation by a lens system; changes in the diameter of the pupil of the eye to accommodate changing amounts of light; optical specifications for various binoculars; focal lengths of converging and diverging lenses; and principal planes and principal ray diagrams for converging and diverging lenses. The principles treated inc

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