This simulation models how mirrors reflect light in three-dimensional space viewed through a virtual window. Learners can manipulate mirror orientation, position, and size while observing how light rays reflect in real-time. By adjusting viewing angles and mirror parameters, students develop intuitive understanding of geometric optics and reflection laws in 3D environments.
Learning objectives: Understand how angle of incidence equals angle of reflection in three dimensions | Visualise the relationship between mirror orientation and reflected light paths | Apply geometric principles to predict and verify reflection behaviour in complex spatial configurations
Mirror in 3D through a window
Hwang Fu-Kwun; Fremont Teng; lookang
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