I will, Doc.
Just wanted to shed some light to the confusion of ray diagrams and sloppy ray diagrams.
The mystery of the concave mirror is resolved. Understanding the Hologram now begins!
Thank you Physics Forum!
Hi Doc Al:
I've seen that diagram while researching online.
I've also seen this one at:
http://www.learner.org/workshops/sheddinglight/highlights/highlights2.html
Have alook at the concave example down the page - it's this type of diagram that really makes a case for a virtual...
The pink piggy link helps a great deal... will be constructing a home-made version.
This is trivial but would someone like to draw a ray diagram to illustrate the concepts discussed above. Let's say for an object at 1.5 F and its rays with respect to a concave mirror.
Of course, extra...
Once again, thanks Sophie, JT, and Doc Al.
At university, taking physics courses usually means getting lost in the math and totally missing the point. Somehow I missed this huge point!
How did you guys/gals figure this out? Students and lay people would still argue that looking in a spoon...
Re: Doc Al's comment ...why do you think its virtual?
Thanks Doc and JT for the response.
When you draw the ray diagram for an object between C and F, you get a REAL image, larger and inverted.
When I look into the mirror it sure appears that the image is being projected from behind...
Hi JTBELL:
I'm a UofT Physics Major and now a high school physics teacher (obviously not a very good one:). I know what the ray diagrams are suppose to look like but just like the guy/gal who started this thread, I think the question has been miscommunicated. Let's try again:
When the...
Could someone answer the question please? Does a concave mirror focus real rays of light to form a REAL image in front of the mirror, which can only be caught on paper AND at the same time it is seen IN the spoon as a virtual image that is inverted. All texts do not show the ray diagram for this...