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Sound and Light

Essential Question

What is the nature of light and sound? How do they travel? How do they interact with matter

Table of Contents

Vibrations and Waves

 

Vibrations of a Pendulum

Wave Description

Wave Motion

Wave Speed

Transverse Waves

Longitudinal Waves

Interference

Standing Waves

The Doppler Effect

Bow Waves

Shock Waves

Sound

 

The Origin of Sound

Sound in Air

Media That Transmits Sound

Speed of Sound

Loudness

Forced Vibration

Natural Frequency

Resonance

Interference

Beats

Light

 

Early Concepts on Light

The Speed of Light

Electromagnetic Waves

Light and Transparent Material

Opaque Materials

Shadows

Polarization

Polarized Light and 3-D Viewing

Color

 

The Color Spectrum

Color by Reflection

Color by Transmission

Sunlight

Mixing Colored Lights

Complimentary Colors

Mixing Colored Pigments

Why the Sky is Blue

Why Sunsets are Red

Why Water is Greenish Blue

The Atomic Color Code - Atomic Spectra

Reflection and Refraction

 

Reflection

The Law of Reflection

Mirrors

Diffuse Reflection

Reflection of Sound

Refraction

Refraction of Sound

Refraction of Light

Atmospheric Refraction

Dispersion in a Prism

The Rainbow

Total Internal Reflection

Lenses

 

Converging and Diverging Lenses

Image Formed by a Lens

Constructing Images Through Ray Diagrams

Image Formation Summarized

Some Common Optical Instruments

The Eye

Some Defects in Vision

Some Defects in Lenses

Diffraction and Interference

 

Huygens' Principle

Diffraction

Interference

Young's Interference Experiment

Single Color Interference Through Thin Films

Iridescence from Thin Films

Laser Light

The Hologram

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