Advanced Physics II (AP-C)
updated05/27/09 10:16 AM
Week of 5/25/09 Syllabus Course Expectations Safety, Honesty, & Lateness Policy Next week Last week
 
  Due Time Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
class     we practiced ray tracing and image sizes and locations objects at various distances from convex lenses
(the latter sections of chapter 35
no class

questions to think about:

on tuesday we found that there were practical uses (lighthouse beams; searchlights) of putting an object at the focus point of a lens, even though no image is ever formed...

a) what are 2 practical examples from everyday life of putting a light at the focus point of a mirror?

b) in drawing the diagrams we did the past two class days, how did we treat the behavior of light, as a particle or as a wave?

c) why are all major research telescopes made with mirrors rather than with lenses?

 
reading
 
before
class,
except on Wednesday
      it would be great if you could look at
36(4) and 37(2), as we will look at evidence that light is a wave today
 
homework 8 AM          
class          
 5:30 pm          
lab 8 AM          
class          
5:30 pm          
other