Measuring Magnification of Virtual Images Using Digital Cameras
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2016
Keywords
Virtual imagery, Digital photography, Measurement, Magnification
Abstract
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.
Journal Title
The Physics Teacher
Volume
54
Issue
8
First Page
503
Last Page
503
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.4965277
First Department
Physics
Recommended Citation
Kutzner, Mickey and Snelling, Samantha, "Measuring Magnification of Virtual Images Using Digital Cameras" (2016). Faculty Publications. 275.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/275