Reflection from Curved Surfaces Concept

Demonstrations in Reflection from Curved Surfaces

Five parallel rays from the ray projector on the left reflect from a concave mirror block on the right, crossing at different points and showing caustic formation on the magnetic blackboard

Blackboard Optics Curved Mirrors

Parallel light rays from a ray projector reflect from concave and convex mirror blocks on a magnetic blackboard, allowing students to directly observe focal points, spherical aberration, and caustic curves. …
Gold mirrored sphere on a gray surface with a stuffed animal placed beside it; the sphere's reflection shows the room and objects distorted by the convex curvature

Mirrored Sphere

A polished spherical mirror produces virtual, upright, and distorted images. Students observe how the curved surface compresses a wide field of view and explore anamorphic projection — placing a pre-distorted …
Half-open wooden box with large concave mirror visible through the opening; a white rose appears to stand upright in a clear glass with blue marbles on the wooden lid
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Concave Mirror Real Image

A concave parabolic mirror creates a real image of hidden upside-down roses that appears upright inside a glass, demonstrating real image formation by curved mirrors. Students see that real images …
Real image of a pink toy pig appearing to float above the aperture of the double concave mirror apparatus, with a hand pointing toward it

Double Concave Mirror Image

Two concave mirrors placed face-to-face create a real 3D image of a small object that appears to float above the aperture. Students learn about real image formation, focal point geometry, …
Optical rail with concave mirror in cross clamp, unlit candle in glass holder on flat carriage, foam core board divider, translucent screen, and labeled flags marking focal point F and center of curvature C
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Center of Curvature

A candle and translucent screen on an optical rail show how image location, size, and orientation change as the object moves relative to the focal point and center of curvature …
Large concave mirror in a round metal frame on a wooden base, with an adjustable brass lab stand beside it; a projected image of the carbon filament is visible on the blackboard behind
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Concave and Convex Hand Mirrors

Demonstrates real and virtual image formation using concave and convex hand mirrors with a carbon filament lamp. Students observe inverted real images projected by the concave mirror and diminished virtual …
Two large 60cm circular mirrors on pedestal stands: left mirror (concave) shows an inverted reflection of the room, right mirror (convex) shows an upright but diminished reflection

Large Concave and Convex Mirrors

Large 60cm mirrors let the entire lecture hall observe image properties of curved mirrors simultaneously. Students see that the concave mirror produces inverted or upright images depending on distance, while …