Smith1 Tee Smith

Mrs. Helms

Physics

5 November 2013

Thin Lenses

While I was researching thin lenses, I first look through the physics book provided in the classroom. Then, I used a few websites to help me get all the information I needed for my project. After I found good credible sources I placed noted on my notecards. I was to get information to understand the difference between converging and diverging lenses, the difference between eyeglasses and contacts, and the purpose of the lenses in microscopes and telescopes. The difference between converging and diverging lenses can be identified by the middle of the lens and more. Converging lenses are thicker at the middle than at the rim. It is used to help with farsightedness or hyperopia. Diverging lenses are just the opposite. Diverging lenses are thinner at the middle than at the rim. It is used for nearsightedness or myopia. When light passes through these lenses they have specific thing that they do. In a converging lens as the light passes through it will eventually come together and all cross at the same point and keep going. In diverging lens as the light passes through it they will spread away from each other. Serway, R. A., & Faughn, J. S. (2009). Refraction. Physics (pp. 494-499). Austin: Holt. Ray diagrams for converging and diverging was another thing that I covered in my research. Ray diagrams for concave lenses inside and outside of the focal point give similar results; such as a. erect virtual image smaller than the actual object. This keeps the image right side up, but it is perceived to be smaller. Its like looking into a rear view mirror. Ray diagrams for convex lenses outside the focal point gives similar results; such as a real inverted image. Inside of the focal point it will form a virtual erect image. Nave, C. R. (n.d.). Ray Diagrams for Lenses. Ray Diagrams for Lenses. Retrieved October 28, 2013, from http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/geoopt/raydiag.html

Smith2 I was assigned to relate the concept for eyeglasses and contact lens. Eyeglasses is a frame that holds two pieces of glass or plastic together, which have been ground into lenses to help correct refractive errors. Contact lens are worn directly on the cornea of the eye and are better for peripheral vision since you dont have the metal like on the glasses in your way. They both, eyeglasses and contact lens, help with sight by adding or subtracting focusing power to the eyes cornea and lens. University, O. S. (n.d.). Eye Glasses and Contact Lenses. Eye Glasses and Contact Lenses. Retrieved October 23, 2013, from http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/eye_care/glas ses_contact_lenses/Pages/index.aspx Describe the positioning of the lenses in the microscope. The microscope has two lenses called, objective lens and ocular lens. The objective lens is located near the rotating nosepiece, near the object being magnified. The ocular lens is located in the part you look through, which magnifies the image. Microbus. (2007). The Microscope. Retrieved October 23, 2013, from http://www.microscope-microscope.org/basic/microscope-parts.htm Describe the positioning of the lenses in the telescope. The telescope has two lenses called, the objective lens and an eyepiece lens. The objective lens is located at the end of the telescope, and it collects light from a distance and then it brings that image into focus. The eyepiece lens takes that focus and magnifies it to make the image or object look bigger to the retina. Craig , F. (2011, March 9). How Telescopes Work. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope1.htm Thin lenses are used in things that we may use every day. They help us with our vision and do things we cant do with the regular human eye. They help to magnify, flip images, separate or bring together light rays, and correct our vision. I learned all of this through my research for my project. Now I can tell the difference between converging and diverging lenses, the difference between eyeglasses and contacts, and the purpose of the lenses in microscopes and telescopes.