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The Optics Upgrade 1 is designed to convert the Altay Track into an optical
bench
The Optics Upgrade 1 allows students to configure the Altay Track as an
optical bench.
You will have all you need to study geometric optics, photometry, focal
length of lenses, mirrors and much more.
Order Code: 4944.11 £50
Equipment needed
- Track Set (code 4954.11)
- Transformer 12 V (code 2403.14)
Components
- Set of 4 Biconvex Spherical Lenses
- Set of 4 Biconcave Spherical lenses
- Set of 4 Concave Spherical Mirrors
- Set of 4 Convex Spherical Mirrors
- Equilateral glass prism
- Set of seven diaphragms
- White metal screen
- Holder for slides and diaphragms
- Projector with 12V 20W halogen lamp
- Halogen lamp 12V 20W
- Prism table
- Holder for lenses and mirrors (4x)
- Slider for Holders (4x)
- Slider for Projectors
Laws and principles investigated
- Convergent and divergent lenses
- Concave and convex mirrors
- Focal length
- Gauss approximation
- The eye (hyperopic and myopic eye)
- Inverse square law for light
- Lens power
- Luminous intensity
- Magnifier and magnifying power
- Photometry
- The prism
- System of lenses
- The compound microscope
- The telescope
- Thin lens equation
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