PhysicsCorePHY-OPTICS-070
Mirrors & Lenses
image formation, ray diagrams, thin lens equation, magnification
- Difficulty
- 3 / 5
- Importance
- 4 / 5
- Study time
- 4–7.5 h
- Kind of work
- Mixed
Why it matters
The physics of light: ray optics and wave optics; the bridge between Maxwell's equations and imaging technology.
Where it is used
Lenses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes, laser systems, fiber optics, displays, photolithography.
How you know you have learned it
Solve ≥10 representative problems with ≥80% adjusted accuracy.
Resources
- Optics (Hecht) — Eugene Hecht Book