Tuesday, October 7

• Chapter 23 Test

Wednesday, October 8

• Mirror and Lens lab due
• Intro. to interference
• Demo: Two speakers with 6000 Hz tone set 2 m apart; move head side to side

Thursday, October 9

• Interference formula derivation

Friday, October 10 – No school – Fall break

Monday, October 13 – No school – Teacher Professional Development Day

Tuesday, October 14

• P. 813, 1-6 due
• go over problems

Wednesday, October 15

• P. 813, 7-12

Thursday, October 16

• Mr. Flint away at a conference
• Essence of time

Friday, October 17

• Reflection at low and high index of refraction surfaces
• Show reflection and interference demos on DVD 9
• Intro. to surface interference and thin film interference
• Diagrams and formulas for thin film and intererface interference

Monday, October 20

• More examples

Tuesday, October 21

• P. 814, 14 to 19 due
• go over problems

Wednesday, October 22

• P. 814, 20 to 25 due
• go over problems

Thursday, October 23

• Single slit diffraction
• Demonstrate single slit with laser - vary width of slit
• Example problems to solve for slit width and

Friday, October 24

• P. 819, 29 to 34 due
• Go over problems

Monday, October 27

• IMOD displays (Qualcomm device article from Popular Science)
• Spy satellite to hit earth article
• Diffraction gratings
  • Demonstrate diffraction grating glasses (used them earlier in the year)
  • show formula
  • prisms vs. diffraction gratings
  • steering beams on CDs and DVDs
  • Reflection gratings (CDs)
• Polarization

Tuesday, October 28 – Shorter period due to assembly

• Polarization
• Malus' Law
• 3rd polarizer problem
• Intro. to Polarization lab

Wednesday, October 29

• P. 815, 35–39, 46 due
• Hand in homework
• Polarization and reflection
• Effect of polarizers with photography and sunglasses

Thursday, October 30

• More on Polarization lab
• Polarization and reflection
• Polarization by scattering
• Optical activity - acrylic demo
• LCDs

Friday, October 31

• Polarization lab

Monday, November 3

• P. 815, 45, 47–50 due
• Continue Polarization lab

Tuesday, November 4

• Finish Polarization lab

Wednesday, November 5

• Chapter 24 Review Due

Thurday, November 6 and Friday, November 7 – No school – Parent/Teacher Conferences

Monday, November 10

• Chapter 24 Test

Tuesday, November 11

• Polarization Lab due
• Fresnel lenses
• Bose noise cancelling headsets
• Intro. to E&M