User's Manual

Beginning Optics System
OS-8459
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Introduction
The PASCO Beginning Optics System contains the optics components you will need for a variety of experiments
and demonstrations. This manual includes student instructions and teacher’s notes for 13 typical experiments.
For an even greater variety, you can expand the system with any of the Beginning Optics kits and components
available from PASCO, including lasers, polarizers, diffraction slits, and light sensors. See the PASCO Physics
catalog or visit www.pasco.com for details.
Optics Bench
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Included Equipment Part Number
1. 1.2 m Optics Bench OS-8508
2. Viewing Screen OS-8467
3. +100 mm Mounted Lens 003-07204
4. +200 mm Mounted Lens 003-07205
5. Light Source OS-8470
6. Ray Optics Kit with: OS-8516A
a. Storage Box/Water Tank 740-177
b. Mirror 636-05100
c. Hollow Lens OS-8511
d. Convex Lens 636-05501
e. Concave Lens 636-05502
f. Acrylic Rhombus 636-05611