Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Physics outline · 26. Optical Instruments
Contents / notes
- General principles of microscopes, telescopes, projectors, cameras and the human eye; physiological details of the eye are not required.
- Power of a lens.
- Angular magnification.
- Near and far points.
- Sight defects and their correction.
Candidate objectives
- Apply the principles of operation of optical instruments to solve problems.
- Distinguish between the human eye and cameras.
- Calculate the power of a lens.
- Evaluate the angular magnification of optical instruments.
- Determine the near and far points.
- Identify sight defects and their corrections.
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