Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Spherical Mirrors Derivations

Here is a derivation of the fact that f=R/2. It is the most direct one and one of the simplest ones I could think of.

Derivoffforsphmirr.doc

Here is one for the equation relating focal length, distances, and image sizes. It is slightly different from the one in the notes.

Derivlenslawsphmirr.doc

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