Physics 10 Class Notes CHAPTER NO 12
GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
Major Concepts
- Reflection of light
- Spherical mirrors and their types
- important terms related to mirrors
- Sign conventions
- Refraction of light
- Total internal reflection of light
- Refraction through prism
- Ray diagram of lenses
- Application of lenses
- Totally reflecting prism and optical fiber
- Simple microscope
- Compound microscope
- Telescope
- The human eye
- Accommodation, near point and far point
- Defects of vision (myopia and Hypermetropia)
- Solution of problems
