This resource offers comprehensive background information on the nature of lenses and their refractive properties. Accompanying ray diagrams provide valuable tools for understanding how images are formed by both converging and diverging lenses. Sample problems and solutions relating to the mathematics of lenses are provided, along with a brief self-guided quiz.
Henderson, T. (2004, December 20). The Physics Classroom: The Anatomy of a Lens. Retrieved September 7, 2010, from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/U14L5a.cfm
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: The Anatomy of a Lens. December 20, 2004. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/U14L5a.cfm (accessed 7 September 2010).
Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: The Anatomy of a Lens. 1996. 20 Dec. 2004. 7 Sep. 2010 <http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refrn/U14L5a.cfm>.
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