6A40.10 - Apparent Depth - TV & Overhead Projector

Code Number:
6A40.10
Demo Title:
Apparent Depth - TV & Overhead Projector
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Geometrical Optics
Area of Study:
Index of Refraction
Equipment:
Plastic Block, Transparent Ruler,
References:
  • Arne Bewersdorff, David Weiler, "Measuring the Speed of Light in Liquids with a Smartphone", TPT, Vol. 60, #6, Sept. 2022, p. 516.
  • George D. Freier, "Geometrical Optics", TPT, Vol. 33, #6, Sept. 1995, p. 32
  • George Schuttinger, "Cornea vs Lens", TPT, Vol. 33, #5, May. 1995, p. 263.
  • Gordon O. Johnson, Albert A. Bartlett, and Eugene Mosca, "Further Illuminating Comments on Rays and Images", TPT, Vol. 33, #4, Apr. 1995, p. 198.
  • Antonio B. Nassar, "Apparent Depth", TPT, Vol. 32, #9, Dec. 1994, p. 526.
  • G. Sauer, "Measuring the Refractive Index with the Overhead Projector", TPT, Vol. 19, #6, Sept. 1981, p. 426
  • Albert A. Bartlett, Rodger Lucero, and Gordon O. Johnson, "Note on a Common Virtual Image", AJP, Vol. 52, #7, July 1984, p. 640.
  • Seiji Ono, "Lecture Hall Determination of the Position of a Virtual Image", AJP, Vol. 48, #4, April 1980, p. 322.
  • G. D. Freier and F. J. Anderson, "Od-6", A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.
  • "O-220. Ruler Under Beaker or Block", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
  • Robert Ehrlich, "P.8. Apparent Depth of a Submerged Object", Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, p. 182 - 183.

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