Wolfram Alpha and Optics

WolframAlpha can be used to solve some optics problems and it is becoming more powerful everyday. Below are some links to WolframAlpha for solving optics problems. Let me know if you find more so I can update my list.

Many Optics Problems including most of the following:

Reflection & Refraction

• Snell’s Law
• Fresnel’s Law
• Refraction in a prism
• Lensmaker’s equation
• Thin lens equation

Diffraction

• Single slit
• Circular aperture
• Diffraction grating
• Thin film interference

Photon Energy

• Input: Wavelength
• Input: Frequency
• Input: Angular Frequency

Lasers

• Laser info
• Compare lasers

Refractive indices

• Refractive index of humid air
• Refractive index of ice
• Refractive index of water
• Refractive index of a material

Absorption

• UV cutoff wavelength for a chemical
• Beer-Lambert law

Photography

• f/stop arithmetic
• Subject magnification

 

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