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Science: Physics: Education: Light_and_Optics:
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- Cool Cosmos - Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic..
- Fraunhofer Lines - Prominent lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths..
- History of Optics - Timeline of optics-related historical moments..
- How Stuff Works: Light - Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links..
- Moiré Phenomenon - A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies..
- Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope - Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics..
- Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites..
- Optical Fibres Project - How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles..
- Optics Exercises and Tutorial - (Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet..
- Optics for Kids - An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering..
- Polarized Light - Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from Viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items..
- Reflections In Choppy Water - Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?..
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) - Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses..
- Tux Teaches Photonics - A collection of information, lessons and quizzes about photonics, taught by Tux..
- WebTOP - A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics..
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