Optics_Reflection app for iPhone and iPad

Note: This app completely runs offline.

Apps from Actual Concepts are designed to provide interactive education through fun. This App helps in interactively exploring Optics-Reflection and their applications using real time simulations (The list of simulations and activities that can be performed on the simulations are given below).

The simulations are highly touch enabled and are designed game-like so that people would love to play around with the simulations and at the same time can gain a deeper understanding of science concepts. At the same time these simulations raise the inquisitiveness and help to experiment and find solutions like - "What length of the mirror is required to view yourself full size?"

Each simulation also has a detailed list of activities that can be performed on the simulation. Once the activity is performed you can verify your answers for the activities performed. You can touch and alter several parameters like the focal length, angle, object distance, image distance and see the impact of altering these parameters on the experiment.

You will learn to draw step by step detailed ray diagrams for convex mirrors, concave mirrors, plane mirrors in addition to learning about the image characteristics in each of the scenarios. You can touch and drag the objects, adjust the height of the object etc., to figure out the ray diagrams corresponding to the specific position and size of the object.

This App is a must for your reference library if you are Science enthusiast.


The simulation name and the activity that can be done on the simulation are briefed below -

1. Plane Mirror - Image characteristics : Learn about lateral inversion and other image characteristics.
2. Law of reflection
3. Ray diagram for Plane Mirror : Learn step by step ray diagram construction of a Plane mirror
4. Length of the mirror is required : Explore what length is required to view your full size image, by adjusting the height of the mirror and the object distance
5. Plain mirrors at angles - Multiple images : An intuitive way to figure out why multiple images are formed when mirrors are at angles to each other.
6. Look into the mirror and trace the path:A game to learn about reflection symmetry and lateral inversion
7. Ray diagram construction-Convex mirror: A step by step interactive that lets you draw ray diagram for convex mirror
8. Convex mirror - Image characteristics
9. Convex mirror - Radius of curvature and f : Learn how the curvature impacts focal length by bending the mirror!
10. Convex mirror -Size, focal length and Magnification - Learn the details of image characteristics while you adjust the mirror and object parameters.
11. Build yourself- Ray diagram construction-concave mirror
12. Concave Mirror - Image characteristics
13. Concave mirror -Size, focal length and Magnification
14. Concave mirror - Radius of curvature and f
15. Light-Total internal reflection and Fiber optics : Learn about Total internal reflection and the principle behind fiber optics
16. Huygens principle - Another way to understand Wave fronts and Reflection
17. Diffused Reflection - Learn about difference between specular and diffused reflection
18. Find the fastest Path - Why does light have to reflect at an angle that is equal to its incidence angle? Shoot some bullets and understand why it is so!


For Enthusiasts / Parents - You can use this app effectively to make your child practice and learn Science skills from these game-like simulations that children would love to play with.
For Students - Students can perform the activities on the simulations presented.
For Teachers - This app can be used as a classroom tool to supplement teaching that enhances productivity. This app boosts your classroom productivity & provides a fun filled lab experience