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ERIC Number: EJ661804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
The Zoom Lens: A Case Study in Geometrical Optics.
Cheville, Alan; Scepanovic, Misa
Journal of College Science Teaching, v32 n1 p48-55 Sep 2002
Introduces a case study on a motion picture company considering the purchase of a newly developed zoom lens in which students act as the engineers designing the zoom lens based on the criteria of company's specifications. Focuses on geometrical optics. Includes teaching notes and classroom management strategies. (YDS)
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Engineering Education, Higher Education, Light, Optics, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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