Friday, October 2

• 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, October 3

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

Tuesday, October 4

• 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, October 5

• Example problems: Spherical mirrors (concave and convex)

Thursday, October 6

• P. 781, 4-9 due
• Go over problems

Friday, October 9 and Monday, October 12 - No school - Teacher Inservice

Tuesday, October 13

• Nobel prize info.
• More examples

Wednesday, October 14

• P. 781, 10-14 due
• Collect problems
• Refraction at surfaces

Thursday, October 15

• Intro to mirror & lens lab
• More refraction at surfaces examples

Friday, October 16

• P. 781; 21-24, 26 due
• Collect problems
• Go over problems from Wednesday

Monday, October 19

• Types of lenses
• Thin lens approximations
• Thin lens equation
• Lens maker's equation
• Intro. to Mirror and Lens Lab

Tuesday, October 20

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

Wednesday,October 21

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

Thursday, October 22

• Complex lens systems

Friday, October 23

• More complex lens systems

Monday, October 26

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

Tuesday, October 27

• Go over problems

Wednesday, October 28

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

Thursday, October 29

• Continue working on Mirror and Lens Lab
• Review for test

Friday, October 30w

• Chapter 23 Test

Monday, November 1

• Mirror and Lens Lab due