This is a Java applet designed to give users a simulated look at the function of a pinhole camera device. Students can change the size and orientation of the pinhole and view the path of light rays from five points on a source. Though simple, this resource clearly demonstrates why an image through a pinhole will be inverted at the screen or focal plane. Users who register on this web site may also download additional resource files and tips for using this simulation in the classroom.
This item is part of a much larger collection of physics simulations by the same author.
Please note that this resource requires
Java Applet Plug-in.
Hwang, F. (2004, January 29). NTNU Java: The World Through a Hole. Retrieved September 7, 2010, from http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=38.0
Hwang, Fu-Kwun. NTNU Java: The World Through a Hole. January 29, 2004. http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=38.0 (accessed 7 September 2010).
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Author = "Fu-Kwun Hwang",
Title = {NTNU Java: The World Through a Hole},
Volume = {2010},
Number = {7 September 2010},
Month = {January 29, 2004},
Year = {2001}
}
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