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I've just started optics, and I haven't done this stuff since Junior year of college (3 years ago for me). I'm just starting out, and I don't want to be confused from the start.
TBR has examples of plane mirror, a diverging (convex) mirror, and a converging (concave) mirror. In the figure, it says that plane mirrors and convex (diverging) mirrors always produce virtual, and upright images.
However, in the text below it says that plane mirrors and diverging (convex) mirrors always produce virtual, and inverted images.
I know it will be better for me to understand why, rather than trying to memorize all the rules, but at this point I don't know enough background to be able to figure it out on my own and I would like to start from a point of certainty about at least some of the trends/rules.
Thank you!
TBR has examples of plane mirror, a diverging (convex) mirror, and a converging (concave) mirror. In the figure, it says that plane mirrors and convex (diverging) mirrors always produce virtual, and upright images.
However, in the text below it says that plane mirrors and diverging (convex) mirrors always produce virtual, and inverted images.
I know it will be better for me to understand why, rather than trying to memorize all the rules, but at this point I don't know enough background to be able to figure it out on my own and I would like to start from a point of certainty about at least some of the trends/rules.
Thank you!
