KORAKU
Learn Optics by Simulation
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Ten optics simulations: lenses, mirrors, prisms, rainbows, diffraction, fibers, polarization, thin films, RGB/CMY color mixing, and the photoelectric effect.
KORAKU is an interactive educational app for exploring optical phenomena through simulation.
The fourth in the series following SUUGAKU (Math), BUTURAKU (Physics), and HARAKU (Waves). This time the theme is "Light." From geometrical optics to quantum-scale phenomena, experience ten simulations of how light behaves.
[10 Simulations]
- Lens (Thin Lens)
Observe ray paths and image formation through convex and concave lenses in real time. Adjust focal length, object distance, and object height to experience the thin lens equation (1/f = 1/a + 1/b).
- Spherical Mirror
Toggle between concave and convex mirrors to visualize image formation. Move the object and change the radius of curvature to see real vs. virtual and upright vs. inverted images.
- Prism Dispersion
Simulate white light passing through a prism and separating into a rainbow spectrum, based on Snell's law and the Cauchy dispersion formula.
- Rainbow
Trace light entering a raindrop, refracting, reflecting internally, and exiting. Wavelength-dependent deviation reproduces the primary and secondary rainbows around the antisolar point.
- Diffraction Grating
Visualize multi-slit interference patterns. Change slit spacing and wavelength to understand the diffraction condition d sin(θ) = mλ.
- Optical Fiber
Simulate light propagation by total internal reflection. Adjust the launch angle and refractive indices to learn the relationship between critical angle and numerical aperture (NA).
- Polarization
Change the angles of the polarizer and analyzer to observe transmitted light intensity following Malus's law (I = I₀cos²θ).
- Thin Film Interference
Reproduce the rainbow colors of soap bubbles and oil films. Adjust film thickness, refractive index, and incident angle to observe interference based on optical path difference.
- Color Mixing
Compare additive color mixing (RGB light) and subtractive color mixing (CMY pigments). Three channel sliders show the resulting RGB values in real time.
- Photoelectric Effect
Animate electrons being ejected from a metal by photons. Three sliders for frequency, intensity, and work function let you feel the relationships E = hf, Kₘₐₓ = hf − W, and threshold f₀ = W/h.
[Features]
- Adjust parameters in real time across all simulations
- Physics formulas and values displayed in real time
- Dark mode / Light mode support
- Japanese / English support
- iPhone / iPad support
[Pricing & In-App Purchases]
- The app itself is completely free
- No in-app purchases of any kind
- No subscriptions
- No paid additional content
- A small banner ad (Google AdMob) is shown at the bottom of the screen
- Ad personalization may use the iOS App Tracking Transparency permission (optional)
[Recommended For]
- Students studying optics in physics class
- Anyone who wants to intuitively understand the properties of light
- Teachers looking for teaching materials
- Anyone interested in optics
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- Added Spherical Mirror simulation (concave / convex)
- Added Rainbow simulation (primary & secondary bow formation in raindrops)
- Expanded the home grid to 10 simulations
- Greatly improved on-screen legends and labels (focal points, center of curvature, angle reference for incidence, deviation, and more — symbol-to-meaning mapping is now visible directly on every screen)
- Enlarged the prism diagram and drew arcs for apex, incident, and deviation angles
- Diffraction-grating slit count now displays as an integer
- Friendlier wording for thin-film interference peaks
- Added visible-light and ultraviolet bands to the photoelectric energy diagram
- General stability improvements
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Information
- Seller
- Fuji Bit Inc.
- Size
- 25.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
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