Rio Americano High School Physics - 1.12 Wave Optics Schedule

Day Date Topic of the Day Handouts (Link to PDFs of handouts)
Q & P Set Items

1
B1
5/15
Interference SB: Interference in 1D, SB: Interference in 2D 6-7,

2
B2
5/16
Interference Math, Iridescence SB: The Fringe of Optics, SB Iridescence, X: Wave Optics 8-10, 16-17

3
r
5/17
Diffraction Intro G: Diffraction, LSB: Diffraction in Action 11-14, 18, 24

4
F
5/18
Scattering: Why the Sky is Blue LSB: Why the Sky is Blue, G: Scattering 1-2, 18-21

5
M
5/21
Polarization G: Polarization, D: Pole-Arizer / Blackout
3-5, 22-23

6
B1
5/22
CD Lab Lab: How Groovy is Your CD? 25-27

7
B2
5/23
CD Lab

8
r
5/24
TCJQ-10, TCJ-11 + Notesheet Return
15

9
F
5/25
Wave Optics Film, Unit Test 12 MU: The Wave Nature of Light Get FinEx Notesheets

10
T
5/29
Hewitt on Light Waves CPA: Light Waves

11
W
5/30
TCJQ-11, TCJ-12 + Notesheet Return

12
r
5/31
TCJ 12 Quiz

13
F
6/1
Wrap-up

F I N A L E X A M S C H E D U L E F O R A L L P H Y S I C S S T U D E N T S

M
6/4
2ND SEM FINAL EXAM 1, 3, 5
ALL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN PERIODS 1, 3, AND 5

T
6/5
2ND SEM FINAL EXAM 2, 4, 6
ALL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN PERIODS 2, 4, AND 6

W
6/6
Non-Senior Lab Activity 5, 6
No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!

r
6/7
Non-Senior Lab Activity 2, 4 No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!

F
6/8
Non-Senior Lab Activity 1, 3 No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!

M
6/11
Roadrunner vs. Wile E. Coyote Film Festival
Attend during your period only during this minimum day schedule. No non-physics students allowed; no Seniors allowed! Attendance will be recorded; no system points will be collected. There will be no assignments for credit in class this day.

Scattering: Ch. 28.8-28.9, Polarization 27.7-27.8, Interference and Diffraction: Ch. 31

CALIFORNIA 9-12 PHYSICS STANDARDS: WAVES
Waves have characteristic properties that do not depend on the type of wave. As a basis for understanding this concept:

• Students know waves carry energy from one place to another.

• Students know radio waves, light, and X-rays are different wavelength bands in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves whose speed in a vacuum is approximately 3.0E+8 m/s (186,000 miles/second).

• Students know how to identify the characteristic properties of waves: interference, diffraction, and polarization.

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Revised by Dean Baird

Day	Date		Topic of the Day	Handouts (Link to PDFs of handouts)	Q & P Set Items
1	B1	5/15	Interference	SB: Interference in 1D, SB: Interference in 2D	6-7,
2	B2	5/16	Interference Math, Iridescence	SB: The Fringe of Optics, SB Iridescence, X: Wave Optics	8-10, 16-17
3	r	5/17	Diffraction Intro	G: Diffraction, LSB: Diffraction in Action	11-14, 18, 24
4	F	5/18	Scattering: Why the Sky is Blue	LSB: Why the Sky is Blue, G: Scattering	1-2, 18-21
5	M	5/21	Polarization	G: Polarization, D: Pole-Arizer / Blackout	3-5, 22-23
6	B1	5/22	CD Lab	Lab: How Groovy is Your CD?	25-27
7	B2	5/23	CD Lab
8	r	5/24	TCJQ-10, TCJ-11 + Notesheet Return		15
9	F	5/25	Wave Optics Film, Unit Test 12	MU: The Wave Nature of Light	Get FinEx Notesheets
10	T	5/29	Hewitt on Light Waves	CPA: Light Waves
11	W	5/30	TCJQ-11, TCJ-12 + Notesheet Return
12	r	5/31	TCJ 12 Quiz
13	F	6/1	Wrap-up
F I N A L E X A M S C H E D U L E F O R A L L P H Y S I C S S T U D E N T S
	M	6/4	2ND SEM FINAL EXAM 1, 3, 5	ALL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN PERIODS 1, 3, AND 5
	T	6/5	2ND SEM FINAL EXAM 2, 4, 6	ALL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN PERIODS 2, 4, AND 6
	W	6/6	Non-Senior Lab Activity 5, 6	No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!
	r	6/7	Non-Senior Lab Activity 2, 4	No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!
	F	6/8	Non-Senior Lab Activity 1, 3	No Seniors Allowed! Activity counts for academic points!
	M	6/11	Roadrunner vs. Wile E. Coyote Film Festival Attend during your period only during this minimum day schedule. No non-physics students allowed; no Seniors allowed! Attendance will be recorded; no system points will be collected. There will be no assignments for credit in class this day.
Scattering: Ch. 28.8-28.9, Polarization 27.7-27.8, Interference and Diffraction: Ch. 31
CALIFORNIA 9-12 PHYSICS STANDARDS: WAVES Waves have characteristic properties that do not depend on the type of wave. As a basis for understanding this concept: • Students know waves carry energy from one place to another. • Students know radio waves, light, and X-rays are different wavelength bands in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves whose speed in a vacuum is approximately 3.0E+8 m/s (186,000 miles/second). • Students know how to identify the characteristic properties of waves: interference, diffraction, and polarization.