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
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Sound
The Origin of Sound
Sound in Air
Media That Transmits Sound
Speed of Sound
Loudness
Forced Vibration
Natural Frequency
Resonance
Interference
Beats
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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