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Optics

Bending light: refraction, lenses and mirrors

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Optics covers reflection, Snell's law, the critical angle, and the thin lens equation for image distance, magnification and image type.

Skills in this topic

  • Reflection & Refraction

    Apply Snell's law, find the critical angle and the speed of light in a medium

  • Lenses & Mirrors

    Use the thin lens equation for image distance, magnification and image type

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