From Practical Optics for the Laboratory and Workshop, this guide brings hands-on experiments in reflection and refraction to your bench.
The book emphasizes the experimental side of applied optics, showing how to verify basic laws, measure lens and mirror properties, and test optical components using simple instruments and a standard optical bench. It blends practical setup with approachable explanations, making concepts like light paths, focal lengths, and refractive index accessible for laboratory and workshop work.
- Verify the laws of reflection with a plane mirror and a simple pin-and-image setup
- Determine focal lengths and other lens properties using practical bench techniques and simple tools
- Explore refraction through prisms and glass blocks, linking observations to wavefront ideas
- Learn to test optical instruments and components, from mirrors and lenses to micrometers and collimators
Ideal for readers who want concrete, hands-on optics guidance in a workshop or lab setting.