Day Four- Geometrical Optics & M.S.S.I.

Thursday was based on light and optics. We started with a talk on geometrical optics from Ed and then went down to the lab to try figure out how a microscope works- at its basics. With two convex lenses, a light source, an object and screen. It didn’t work out. So after another talk and lunch we tried again. This time it did work. We split up into three groups and tried different experiments. Observing Newton’s rings, using a spectrometer to examine what gas was within the bulb, and examining different diffraction results because of different objects. Finally, we finished the day with a tour of Materials and Surface Science Institute., (M.S.S.I.).