Microscope Anatomy Interactive Tutorials

Section Overview:

We have constructed a variety of Java tutorials designed to help students grasp the fundamental details of basic microscopy principals. Please use the links below to visit the tutorials in our collection.

Basic Microscope Ergonomics

Microscope Optical Train

Image Formation

Optical Aberration

Contributing Authors

Mortimer Abramowitz - Olympus America, Inc., Two Corporate Center Drive., Melville, New York, 11747.

H. Ernst Keller - Carl Zeiss Inc., One Zeiss Dr., Thornwood, NY, 10594.

Kenneth R. Spring - Scientific Consultant, Lusby, Maryland, 20657.

Brian O. Flynn, John C. Long, Matthew Parry-Hill, Kirill I. Tchourioukanov, and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.