This page is a sub-page of our page on Geometric Optics.
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Related KMR-pages:
2D Geometric Optics:
• Conics = Conic Sections
• Evolutes and Involutes
• Parallel Curves
• Caustics
3D Geometric Optics:
• Quadrics
• Optical Properties of Quadrics
• Focal Surfaces
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Other related sources of information:
• Appolonius of Perga
• Diocles
• The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Curves, by David Wells,
ISBN 0-14-011813-6.
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The interactive simulations on this page can be navigated with the Free Viewer
of the Graphing Calculator.
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Ellipse – Focal Ray Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Ellipse – Focal Wave Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Ellipse – Focal Wave/Ray Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Hyperbola – Focal Ray Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Hyperbola – Focal Wave Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Hyperbola – Focal Wave/Ray Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Parabola – Focal Ray Reflect:
The interactive simulation that created this movie.
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Parabola – Reflect to Focus:
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