Updated: 10/14/04
Chapter 25 Optical Instruments
A. Instruction
to students:
1) Homework:
a) Read carefully Section
25-1, -2, -3, and -5 , plus the last paragraph
in p703 on the "power."
b) Examples 25-1, -3, -4, and -7, especially 25-3 and
25-4.
c) All sample multiple
choice problems by showing each step of
calculations.
2) Following formula and constants from Chapters 23, 24,and 25
will be
given in the exam #2. Practice how to use
and apply them.
n =
c / v
n_1
sin (theta_1) = n_2 sin (theta_2)
1/d_0 +1/d_i = 1/f
m =
h_i / h_0 = - d_i / d_0
M =
N / f + 1
M =
(N \el) / (f_e f_o)
B. Biomedical
(and technological) application
Human eye and corrective lenses, Section 25-2.
Microscope, Section 25-5.
Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT scan), Section 25-12,
(as optional study.)
C. Lectures
and study guideline
Important:
Learn how a human eye works as an optical system, by
comparing it to
a simple camera, and how eyes are corrected (using
the lens equation!)
Learn how a simple microscope work.
Learn the meaning of the terms:
angular magnification
the near point of
the eye (Memorize it is typically or normally 25 cm.)