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Application of lenses and planes mirror and musical instruments

ClassNotes Team 9 MIN READUPDATED 7 JUL 2026

Physics SSS2 Third Term

Sub Theme: Waves Motion without Material Transfer

WEEK 10

Application of lenses and planes mirror and musical instruments

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

  1. Explain the optical principles involved in the snapshot camera, enlarging camera and copying camera
  2. Set up a single lens projector and use it to project a film strip on a screen.
  3. Explain the formation of images by the camera and the projector by tracing rays of light through them.
  4. Trace the paths of light rays through simple compound microscopes and telescopes

The Simple Lens Camera

Content

The simple lens camera consists of a light-proof box with a converging lens in front and a light sensitive film at the back. The function…