Honors Physics: Objectives and Schedule

Last updated: March 31st, 2011

Unit 11 – Optics

Chapter 17 – Wave Optics

Chapter 18 – Ray Optics

Chapter 19 – Optical Instruments

Text

College Physics, by Randy Knight, Brian Jones, and Stuart Field, Pearson/Addison Wesley, 1st edition, 2007.

Student Learning Objectives

·  Understand the principles of the wave and ray models of light

·  Understand and be able to compute properties based on interference patterns (slits and gratings)

·  Use the ray model (and be able to use ray tracing) to locate images in lenses and mirrors.

·  Understand and apply the laws of reflection and refraction.

·  Use the thin lens equation to find image positions for lenses and mirrors.

·  Understand how cameras, the human eye, microscopes, and telescopes work.

Schedule

Day # / Date / Day / Class Work / Lab / Reading
62 / 7-Mar / Mon / Test on Units 8, 9, and 10
63 / 9-Mar / Wed / Nature of Light; Interference of Light; / Ripple Tank and interference; virtual ripple tank / 17.1-17.2
64 / 11-Mar / Fri / Diffraction Grating; Thin-films; Single-Slit Diffraction / 17.3.17.4
65 / 15-Mar / Tue / Circular Aperture Diffraction; / 17.5-17.6
66 / 17-Mar / Thu / Ray Model of Light; Reflection; / Demos / 18.1-18.2
67 / 29-Mar / Tue / Brief Review of Chp 17-18.2; Refraction; Color and Dispersion; / 18.3-18.4
68 / 31-Mar / Thu / Images from Refraction; / 18.5
69 / 4-Apr / Mon / Thin Lenses / Refractive Index Pins Lab / 18.6
70 / 6-Apr / Wed / 45 min Test on Chap 17 and 18.1-18.4; Spherical Mirrors / Demos / 18.7
71 / 8-Apr / Fri / Spherical Mirrors; Finding the Image; Begin working on group projects (Camera, Eye, Magnifier, Telescope) / Demos / 19.1
72 / 12-Apr / Tue / Finish finding the image; More Group Presentation work / Optics Lab / 19.2-19.6
73 / 14-Apr / Thu / Working on Group Presentations (Camera, Eye, Magnifier, Telescope); Begin Review
74 / 18-Apr / Mon / Group Presentations (Camera, Eye, Magnifier, Telescope); Review; / Presentations
75 / 20-Apr / Wed / Test on Unit 11

Homework

We are using an electronic homework system from Mastering Physics (MP). All text based homework is to be downloaded from, solved, and the answers submitted on-line to www.masteringphysics.com . DRS problems will also be given out in class and will need to be turned in. Mastering Physics problem will be denoted by MP and the appropriate day number. See the Expectations and Procedures document for penalty details on submitting late work.

Reading and MP problems

Q = Conceptual/Multiple Choice Questions at the end of the text chapter

P = Problems at the end of the text chapter

ST = Step through/Skill builder problems in Mastering Physics

MP # / Assigned Date / Lab Prep / Reading / ?’s / Probs / ST and Other / Due
Day # / Due
Date
63 / 9-Mar / 17.1-17.2 / 2,5 / 1,4,9,10,37 / ST: the Speed of Light in Different Media; / 64 / 11-Mar
64 / 11-Mar / 17.3.17.4 / 14,17,22,24,44,56 / ST: Interference in Soap Films; Thin Film (Oil Slick); Antireflective Coating / 65 / 15-Mar
65 / 15-Mar / 17.5-17.6 / 27,29,33,53,60,71 / ST: Understanding Circular-Aperture Diffraction; Single-Slit Diffraction; Double Slit 1 / 66 / 17-Mar
66 / 17-Mar / 18.1-18.2 / 1,3,5,6,7,9,11 / ST: Reflection Vector Drawing;Geometry and Reflections; Understanding the Propagation of Light / 67 / 29-Mar
67 / 29-Mar / Refractive Index Pins Lab / 18.3-18.4 / 12,14,15,16,20 / ST: Tactics Box 18.1 Analyzing Refraction; Refraction through Glass and Water; Total Internal Reflection Conceptual Question / 68 / 31-Mar
68 / 31-Mar / 18.5 / 23,24,25; handout / ST: A Sparkling Diamond I ; Is Light Reflected or Refracted? / 69 / 4-Apr
69 / 4-Apr / 18.6 / 26,27,29; / ST: Tactics Box 18.2 Ray Tracing for a Converging Lens; Tactics Box 18.3 Ray Tracing for a Diverging Lens; A Laser and a Lens; Lens Producing an Image Conceptual Question / 70 / 6-Apr
70 / 6-Apr / 18.7 / 31,32,33,66, 70 / ST: Tactics Box 18.4 Ray Tracing for a Concave Mirror; Tactics Box 18.5 Ray Tracing for a Convex Mirror; A Sparkling Diamond II / 71 / 8-Apr
71 / 8-Apr / Optics Lab / 19.1 / 18: 43,44,53,55,61,63,68 / ST: Locate the Object; Images Produced by Different Concave Mirrors Conceptual Question; / 72 / 12-Apr
72 / 12-Apr / 19.2-19.6 / 19:1,3,5,7,8,9,11.12 / ST: Tactics Box 19.1 Using Sign Conventions for Lenses and Mirrors; Understanding Spherical Mirrors / 73 / 14-Apr
73 / 14-Apr / 17: 5,21,25,31; 18:18,39,46,47,54; 19: 38,41,45 / 74 / 18-Apr
74 / 18-Apr / handout / 75 / 20-Apr
75 / 20-Apr