Terms used with lenses

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1. Types of lenses
2. Terms used with lenses
3. Ray diagrams for a converging lens
4. Ray diagrams for a diverging lens
5. Images formed by a converging lens
6. Images formed by a diverging lens
7. Determining the focal length
8. The eye as an optical instrument
9. Image formation in the eye
10. Defects of vision and correction
11. The camera
12. The microscope
13. Applications of thin lenses
14. Review of thin lenses