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Peer reviewedNussbaum, Allen – American Journal of Physics, 1979
Presents a ray-tracing procedure based on some ideas of Herzberger and the matrix approach to geometrical optics. This method, which can be implemented on a programmable pocket calculator, applies to any conic surface, including paraboloids, spheres, and planes. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Light, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedvan der Merwe, J. P. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Describes how certain concepts basic to electron optics may be introduced to undergraduate physics students by calculating trajectories of charged particles through electrostatic fields which can be evaluated on minicomputers with a minimum of programing effort. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedDavis, J. F.; Greenslade, T. B., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 1991
A model of the phenomenon of the desert mirage is presented using Snell's Law and simple programing techniques. Optical trajectories predicted by the model are illustrated. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
