O0 · Geometrical optics
A 18-module path through o0 · geometrical optics, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Ray Model of Light
- Fermat's Principle of Least Time
- Law of Reflection
- Snell's Law of Refraction
- Refractive Index and Optical Path Length
- Total Internal Reflection and Critical Angle
- Dispersion and Prisms
- Plane and Spherical Mirrors
- Refraction at a Spherical Surface
- Thin Lens Equation and Lensmaker's Equation
- Image Formation and Magnification
- Thick Lenses and Principal Planes
- Stops, Pupils, and Field of View
- Ray Transfer Matrices (ABCD Formalism)
- Optical Instruments
- Seidel Aberrations
- Chromatic Aberration and Achromats
- Fermat Principle and the Eikonal Equation