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 Cool Cosmos
Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic.
url: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Fraunhofer Lines
Prominent lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths.
url: www.harmsy.freeuk.com/fraunhofer.html
How Stuff Works: Light
Sevensegment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links.
url: www.howstuffworks.com/light.htm
Moiré Phenomenon
A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies.
url: diwww.epfl.ch/w3lsp/books/moire/index.html
Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and hightech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics.
url: micro.magnet.fsu.edu/
Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography
Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites.
url: users.rcn.com/stewoody/
Optical Fibres Project
How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles.
url: physix_jun.tripod.com/
Optics Exercises and Tutorial
(Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet.
url: www.phys.ufl.edu/~selman/Demo1.html
Optics for Kids
An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering.
url: www.opticalres.com/kidoptx_f.html
Polarized Light
Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from Viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarizedonly items.
url: www.polarization.com/
Reflections In Choppy Water
Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?.
url: www.stanford.edu/~boas/science/water_reflection/
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses.
url: www.mos.org/sln/SEM/
Tux Teaches Photonics
A collection of information, lessons and quizzes about photonics, taught by Tux.
url: www.photonics.150m.com
WebTOP
A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics.
url: webtop.msstate.edu/
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