Lens Ray Diagrams with a Spreadsheet

Autor/in	González, Manuel I.
Titel	Lens Ray Diagrams with a Spreadsheet
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 53 (2018) 3, Artikel 035016 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Visual Aids; Spreadsheets; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Equations (Mathematics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Anschauungsmaterial; Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre
Abstract	Physicists create spreadsheets customarily to carry out numerical calculations and to display their results in a meaningful, nice-looking way. Spreadsheets can also be used to display a vivid geometrical model of a physical system. This statement is illustrated with an example taken from geometrical optics: images formed by a thin lens. A careful mixture of standard Excel functions allows to display a realistic automated ray diagram. The suggested spreadsheet is intended as an auxiliary didactic tool for instructors who wish to teach their students to create their own ray diagrams. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01