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a) Design a microscope with a tube length cm and a
magnification of 500. Draw it below to scale. Derive its magnification in
terms of (the objective lens) , , , and any other
parameters you think necessary. You may pick and to have
any ``sensible'' values, and can make the microscope invert the image or
not as you wish.
b) Determine where (that is, the actual position in cm) one has to place
the object in front of the objective lens in order for the relaxed,
normal eye to view its image at infinity through the eyepiece. Note
that this answer will depend (obviously) on and other parameters,
so the number answer is less important than the algebra (which is what
will be checked).
Robert G. Brown
2003-02-09