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Optics for Teens
URL: http://www.OpticsForTeens.org/

Description:
This site provides an introduction to the field of optics and its applications in science, engineering, and medicine. Illustrated articles cover concepts such as electromagnetic radiation, lenses and mirrors, reflection and refraction, and the human eye. Includes career information, "online laboratories," a section on optical illusions, lesson plans, and related links. From the Optical Society of America, a professional membership organization.

Publisher:
Optical Society of America

Extra Keywords
Fermat, Snell

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Light
Optics
Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Vision

LII Database Information:
Record 8706 created by Jennifer English on 11/03/2003
Last modification on 11/04/2003
Published: 11/03/2003  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8706