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Updated 10.21.2008

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

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