SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024

THE CONCEPTS OF LIGHT

Features of
a Mirror
Physics: Lesson 1.3
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To describe the features of a

mirror.
To enumerate the features of
concave and convex mirrors.
To acknowledge the role
of understanding these features
in real-life.
 Let us
recall what
mirrors are.
 MIRRORS

PLANE SPHERICAL
MIRRORS MIRRORS
FEATURES
OF A
MIRROR
 P
C F V

This is an example of what

spherical mirror?
 CONCAVE MIRROR
P
C F V
FEATURES
OF A
MIRROR
 CENTER OF CURVATURE
The center
of the circle
of which the P
mirror C F V
represents a
small arc.
 The center
of the circle
of which the P
mirror C F V
represents a
small arc.
Center of Curvature
FEATURES
OF A
MIRROR
 FOCUS/ FOCAL POINT
The point
where
parallel light P
rays C F V
converge.
 The point
where
parallel light
rays F
converge.

Focus/ Focal Point

FEATURES
OF A
MIRROR
 PRINCIPAL AXIS
The line drawn
through the
focus and
center of
curvature P
C F V
which the
object rests.
 The line drawn
through the
focus and
center of P
C F V
curvature which
the object
rests.
Principal Axis
An arrow is
always
used to P
C F V
represent
the object.
Principal Axis
FEATURES
OF A
MIRROR
 VERTEX
The point
where the
mirror
P
crosses the C F V
principal
axis.
 FOCAL LENGTH
The
distance f
between P
C F V
focus and
vertex.
Let's see how much
you've grasped!
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CONCAVE MIRROR
What if the
mirror is
CONVEX
in shape?
P
V F C

CONVEX MIRROR
P
V F C

CONVEX MIRROR
 CONCAVE

P
V F C F V

CONVEX
 How will our image
look when we use a
concave mirror or a
convex mirror?
 How does the
advancement of
technology in optics
affect our lives?
 SHARE YOUR
THOUGHTS ON
TODAY'S LESSON
“We find a reflection of our
appearances in a MIRROR,
but we find a reflection of
our soul in our HEART.”