Unit 6 - Light, Waves, and Optics

Teacher Notes:

• Lecture Videos

• Learning Objectives

• Powerpoint

• Optics Teacher Notes

  • • Google Docs Version

    • PDF Version

• Play around with these Sims!!! They are excellent ways to visualize what is going in optics.

  • • Sim1

    • Sim2

    • Sim3

• Also, go to the Physics Aviary.  In Area of Physics dropdown menu, click on "Waves and Optics."  In Class dropdown menu, click on "AP Physics 2."  Check out Sims 0 --> 10 (you can skip #9) - Physics Aviary is not graded this unit!!

Practice Worksheets

• Mirror Ray Diagrams Worksheet

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    • Key

• Snell's Law Practice and some Lens Ray Diagrams

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• Lens Ray Diagrams Worksheet

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    • Key

• Diffraction Worksheet

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    • Key

Assignments:

• Giancoli Assignment 6

• Moodle 6

• Physics Aviary

• MOPS 6

Review Guide:

• Review Guide

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    • Key

In Review Guide Key #24, I missed that it said "convex lens."  A convex lens is a converging lens.  I think when I read it, I thought convex mirror, which has a negative focal length.  A convex lens, though, has a positive focal length because it is a converging lens.  Sorry about that.  Props to Isabella for pointing this out to me!  Thanks. 

In Review Guide Key #33, I accidentally used m = 3.5 for the 3rd order minimum.  It should be m = 2.5 for the 3rd order minimum.  Props to Sophia for pointing this out to me!  Thanks. 

Lab:

• Reflections and Mirrors Labs

• Snell's Law Lab

• Snell's Law Song

• End of the Unit Optics Labs

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