Mirror and lens physlet for homework help

Friday, September 10

• Plane mirrors
• How far do you have to stand from a 30. m tall tree to view it in a 0.30 m tall mirror?

Monday, September 13

• DVD Demos from Discs 21 and 22
  • Specular and diffuse reflection
  • Plane mirror tricks
  • Curved mirrors

Tuesday, September 14

• Rear view mirrors in cars: discussion of front and rear surface mirrors
• Spherical mirrors
  • Divergent/convergent
  • Concave/convex
  • O, I, q, p, h, h', C, R, primary axis on ray diagrams
  • M=h/h'=q/p and meaning of +/– or M<1, M>1
  • derive mirror equation
• object at infinity and f and

Wednesday, September 15

• Example problems: Spherical mirrors (concave and convex)

Thursday, September 16

• P. 781, 4-9 due
• Go over problems

Friday, September 17

• More examples

Monday, September 20

• P. 781, 10-14 due
• Go over problems

Tuesday, September 21

• Refraction at surfaces

Wednesday, September 22

• More refraction at surfaces problems
• Types of lenses
• Thin lens approximations

Thursday, September 23

• P. 781; 21-24, 26 due
• Collect problems
• Thin lens equation
• Lens maker's equation
• Intro. to Mirror and Lens Lab

Friday, September 24

• Concave and convex lens examples
• Examples of thin lens and lens maker's problems
• Featherweight lens example

Monday, September 27

• Mirror and Lens Lab

Tuesday, September 28

• Mirror and Lens Lab

Wednesday, September 29

• Mirror and Lens Lab

Thursday, September 30

• P. 782, 27-31 due
• Go over problems

Friday, October 1

• Complex lens systems

Monday, October 4

• More complex lens systems

Tuesday, October 5

• P. 782; 34-37, 39-40 due
• Go over problems
• Work on lab

Wednesday, October 6

• Go over problems

Thursday, October 7

• P. 783; 44-45, 50-51 due
• Go over problems

Monday, October 1

• Chapter 23 Test

Thursday, October 14

• Mirror and Lens Lab due