Re: [Phys-l] pinhole camera

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

I know you all are tired of hearing me say this, but the McDermott  
Physics by Inquiry has a nice section on projecting light through  
holes in a screen, leading to a section on the pin-hole camera.  The  
books are published by Wiley, but don't recall if it is in vol 1 or  
vol 2.

joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Anthony Lapinski wrote:

> When I teach optics in my (high school) course, I traditionally  
> discuss
> reflection leading into plane and curved mirrors, then refraction  
> leading
> into lenses. Does anyone incorporate pinhole cameras when they  
> teach this
> topic? It has been in the back of my mind for years, but there is
> little/no math involved and "higher level" textbooks rarely mention  
> them.
>
> I am thinking it would be a good way to show students that light  
> travels
> in straight lines, and to introduce them to real images (rather  
> than begin
> with virtual images in a plane mirror).
>
> Does anyone have a class activity/demo/lab (or a useful web site) they
> could share so I can get some ideas about how to introduce/use this  
> simple
> device (e.g., made with paper towel roll and foil)  and have  
> student begin
> to understand how images are formed? A lab activity with questions  
> is what
> I'm looking for. Thanks!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Forum for Physics Educators
> Phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
> https://carnot.physics.buffalo.edu/mailman/listinfo/phys-l