Measuring magnification of virtual images using digital cameras

• Mickey D. Kutzner ^[1] ; Samantha Snelling ^[1]
  1. [1] Andrews University

     Andrews University

     Charter Township of Oronoko, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 54, Nº. 8, 2016, págs. 503-503
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The concept of virtual images and why they lead to angular rather than linear magnification of optical images can be vague for students. A particularly straightforward method of obtaining quantitative magnification for simple magnifiers, microscopes, and telescopes uses the technology that students carry in their backpacks—their camera phones.