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Publication Date: 2015-Feb
Pages: 2
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Myopia Glasses and Optical Power Estimation: An Easy Experiment
Ribeiro, Jair Lúcio Prados
Physics Teacher, v53 n2 p101-102 Feb 2015
Human eye optics is a common high school physics topic and students usually show a great interest during our presentation of this theme. In this article, we present an easy way to estimate a diverging lens' optical power from a simple experiment involving myopia eyeglasses and a smartphone flashlight.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Optics, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Physics, Handheld Devices, Human Body, Light, Geometric Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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