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Model No. OS-8515B About the Experiments
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2. Prism (page 9): Show how a prism separates white light into its component col-
ors and show that different colors are refracted at different angles through a
prism.
3. Reflection (page 11): Show how rays are reflected from plane, concave, and con-
vex mirrors.
4. Snell’s Law (page 13): Determine the index of refraction of acrylic by measuring
angles of incidence and refraction of a ray passing through the rhombus.
5. Total Internal Reflection (page 15): Determine the critical angle at which total
internal reflection occurs in the rhombus.
6. Convex and Concave Lenses (page 17): Use ray tracing to determine the focal
lengths of lenses.
7. Hollow Lens (page 19): Use the hollow lens and water to explore how the prop-
erties of a lens are related to its shape, its index of refraction, and the index of
refraction of the surrounding medium.
8. Lensmaker’s Equation (page 21): Determine the focal length of a concave lens
by measuring its radius of curvature.
9. Apparent Depth (page 23): Measure the apparent depth of the rhombus and
determine its index of refraction by comparing the apparent depth to the actual
thickness.
Ray Table Experiments These experiments use the Ray Table with the D-shaped
Lens and the Light Source (in ray-box mode).
10. Reversibility (page 27): Explore how the relationship between the angles of inci-
dence and refraction is related to the direction of propagation.
11. Dispersion (page 29): Show how white light is separated into colors by the
acrylic D-shaped lens and determine the different indices of refraction for red and
blue light.
Optics Bench Experiments These experiments use the Optics Bench, Mounted
Lenses, and Viewing Screen. Experiments 12 and 15 also use the Light Source.
12. Focal Length and Magnification of a Thin Lens (page 31): Determine the
focal length of a converging lens by forming an image on the viewing screen.
13. Telescope (page 35): Construct a telescope and determine its magnification.
14. Microscope (page 39): Construct a microscope and determine its magnification.
15. Shadows (page 43): Show the umbra and the penumbra of a shadow.
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