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AP Physics: Geometric Optics flashcards
Reflection, refraction, index of refraction, total internal reflection, lenses and mirrors. 30 cards to learn: tap one to flip it.
The cards
Where this deck sits in the curriculum
- Course
- Physics
- Level
- AP
- Unit
- Geometric Optics (opens in a new tab)
- SCED code
- 03166
- Textbook
- College Physics for AP Courses 2e
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How this deck was checked
On 2026-11-01, every card was compared with a primary source and with a second source from a different publisher. The comparison was done automatically, not by a teacher, so a card can still be wrong. Flash Feed is not affiliated with any source named here.
Sources
Total: 23 · primary: 6 · second publisher: 17
- Primary source Ch. 25 Glossary - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Primary source 25.2 The Law of Reflection - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Optical fiber (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Dispersion (optics) (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
Show the other sources (19)
- Primary source 25.3 The Law of Refraction - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Primary source 25.4 Total Internal Reflection - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Primary source 25.6 Image Formation by Lenses - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Primary source 25.7 Image Formation by Mirrors - College Physics for AP Courses 2e (opens in a new tab) (OpenStax, Rice University, openstax.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Lens (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Curved mirror (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Focal length (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Optical power (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Magnification (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Virtual image (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Reflection (physics) (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Real image (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Diffuse reflection (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Specular reflection (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Mirror (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Refraction (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Refractive index (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Snell's law (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
- Second source Wikipedia: Total internal reflection (opens in a new tab) (Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org)
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