Interference
Knowledge you need to have:
Knowledge you need to have:
Knowledge that interference is evidence for the wave model of light.
Knowledge that coherent waves have a constant phase relationship.
Description of the conditions for constructive and destructive interference in terms of the phase difference between two waves.
Knowledge that maxima and minima are produced when the path difference between waves is a whole number of wavelengths or an odd number of half-wavelengths respectively.
Skills you need to develop:
Skills you need to develop:
Use of an appropriate relationship to solve problems involving the path difference between waves, wavelength and order number.
Use of an appropriate relationship to solve problems involving grating spacing, wavelength, order number and angle to the maximum.
Class Material:
Class Material:
