Glossary for Geometric Optics
This text highlights key terms important for the study of the ray aspect of light; the law of reflection; the law of refraction; total internal reflection; dispersion: the rainbow and prisms; image formation by lenses; and image formation by mirrors. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- glossary
- converging lens
- converging mirror
- corner reflector
- critical angle
- dispersion
- diverging lens
- diverging mirror
- fiber optics
- focal length
- focal point
- geometric optics
- index of refraction
- law of reflection
- magnification
- mirror
- power
- rainbow
- ray
- real image
- refraction
- virtual image
- zircon