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Multiple Modes of Reasoning in Physics Problem Solving, with Implications for Instruction  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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100
Authors:
Schuster, David
Undreiu, Adriana
Adams, Betty
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Education Practices / Active Learning / Problem Solving
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Light / Geometrical Optics
Education Foundations / Cognition
Education Practices / Active Learning / Modelling
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Problem-solving is an important part of physics teaching, learning and assessment. It is widely assumed that the way that experts solve problems, and students should, is by systematic application of basic ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2820928
Molecular Expressions: Reflection of Light 
  
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Author:
Davidson, Michael
Publisher:
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / Geometrical Optics / Reflection - Flat Surfaces
Light / Geometrical Optics / Reflection - Curved Surfaces
Light / Geometrical Optics / Total Internal Reflection
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This item is an interactive tutorial on the topic of light reflection. It integrates background information with related Java simulations that allow users to explore the Law of Reflection, reflection from ...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/reflectionintro.html
Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Interactive Java Tutorials 
  
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Author:
Davidson, Michael
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / General
Light / Color
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This web-based collection contains a variety of interactive Java tutorials on concepts in optics and the physics of light and color. These tutorials provide a hands-on approach to optics education. Users are ...
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/tutorials/index.html
Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows 
  
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Author:
Wicklin, Frederick
Publisher:
University of Minnesota
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / Geometrical Optics / Rainbow
Light / General
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This set of web pages introduces the mathematics of rainbows. It examines a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet to help explain how rainbows are formed, why they only form when the ...
http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/
Modern Optics 
  
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Author:
Breinig, Marianne
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / Modern Optics
Light / Geometrical Optics / Optical Instruments
Light / Diffraction
Light / Interference
Light / Polarization
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This the course website for Modern Optics class. The topics covered include basic optical quantities, optical instruments, interference and diffraction, lasers, polarization, and fiber optics. The material ...
http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/optics421/
UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments 
  
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Author:
Lee, Kevin
Publisher:
Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Astronomy / Instrumentation / Telescopes
Astronomy / Instrumentation
Light / Geometrical Optics
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This collection of questions and resources covers telescopes and astronomical instruments. The questions are designed to be used for in-class student engagement activities. Topics include refraction, reflection, ...
http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html
QuantumLab 
  
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Authors:
Meyn, Jan-Peter
Bronner, Patrick
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / Modern Optics
Quantum Physics / Entanglement and Quantum Information
Quantum Physics / Foundations and Measurement Theory
Quantum Physics / Quantum Experiments
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This web site provides interactive representations of quantum optics experiments. The illustrations show the setup, operation, and results of real experiments that demonstrate fundamental phenomena of quantum ...
http://www.didaktik.physik.uni-erlangen.de/quantumlab/english/index.html
Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Laboratory 
  
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Author:
Lukisova, Svetlana
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Quantum Physics / Entanglement and Quantum Information
Light / Modern Optics / Lasers
Quantum Physics / Probability, Waves, and Interference
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This website contains information on a laboratory course at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, on quantum optics. It includes descriptions and manuals for four teaching experiments on single ...
http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups/lukishova/QuantumOpticsLab/
Multiple Slit Diffraction Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Author:
Hwang, Fu-Kwun
Editors:
Mohr, Robert
Christian, Wolfgang
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Light / Diffraction
Light / General
Light / Interference / Interference From Two Sources
Quantum Physics / Probability, Waves, and Interference
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The EJS Multiple Slit Diffraction model allows the user to simulate Fraunhofer diffraction through single or multiple slits. The user can modify the number of slits, the slit width, the slit separation and ...
http://www.compadre.org/psrc/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8331&DocID=919
Exploratorium Science Snacks: Hot Spot 
  
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Publisher:
Exploratorium
Main Level:
Informal Education
Subjects:
Light / Geometrical Optics / Reflection - Curved Surfaces
Heat / General
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This Exploratorium web page offers an at-home experiment demonstrating how the radiation from an electric heater can be focused into a point, or "hot spot", in the same way that visible light rays are focused. ...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/hot_spot/index.html
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