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Applications of Light: Scanners Applications of Light: Scanners: Tutorial with bibliography. (Light and Optics) http://users.pcnet.ro/luly2002/ Tux Teaches Photonics Tux Teaches Photonics: A collection of information, lessons and quizes about photonics, taught by Tux. (Light and Optics) http://www.photonics.150m.com Polarized Light Polarized Light: Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items. (Light and Optics) http://www.polarization.com/ Optics Exercises and Tutorial Optics Exercises and Tutorial: (Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet. (Light and Optics) http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~selman/Demo1.html Nanoptics, Inc., Fiberoptic Tutorial Nanoptics, Inc., Fiberoptic Tutorial: History, theory and use of fiber optics. (Light and Optics) http://www.nanoptics.com/tutorial.htm The Speed of Light The Speed of Light: Describes how the speed of light was measured. Includes curriculum-based science quizzes about light for K-12 (grades 4 to 7) students. (Light and Optics) http://www.what-is-the-speed-of-light.com/ Optics for Kids Optics for Kids: An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering. (Light and Optics) http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx.html Moiré Phenomenon Moiré Phenomenon: A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies. (Light and Optics) http://diwww.epfl.ch/w3lsp/books/moire/index.html How Stuff Works: Light How Stuff Works: Light: Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links. (Light and Optics) http://www.howstuffworks.com/light.htm Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope: Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics. (Light and Optics) http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography: Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites. (Light and Optics) http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/ Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses. (Light and Optics) http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/ Fraunhofer Lines Fraunhofer Lines: Prominent Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths. Very pretty! (Light and Optics) http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/fraunhofer.html Optical Fibres Project Optical Fibres Project: How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles. (Light and Optics) http://physix_jun.tripod.com/ Reflections In Choppy Water Reflections In Choppy Water: Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?. (Light and Optics) http://b435-boas.stanford.edu/home/science/water_reflection/index.html History of Optics History of Optics: Timeline of optics-related historical moments. (Light and Optics) http://members.aol.com/WSRNet/D1/hist.htm Sighting the First Sense Sighting the First Sense: Introduction to light. Topics touched upon include reflection, refraction, interference and includes interactive applets to demonstrate theories. Designed by students for the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge 2000. (Light and Optics) http://library.thinkquest.org/C001464/cgi-bin/view.cgi?show_item=cl WebTOP WebTOP: A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics. (Light and Optics) http://webtop.msstate.edu/