PHYSICS 3 - LIGHT & SOUND

Wave Properties of Light

General Properties of Light

General Properties of Waves

Reflection

Refraction

Dispersion

Diffraction

Interference

• Young's Double Slit Experiment
• Single slit pattern
• Double slit pattern
• Single particle detection
• Phase Change on Reflection

• Coherence

 

Mirrors

Reflective ray tracing

Inversion

Imaging

Corner reflectors

Multiple reflections

Spherical mirrors

Mirror ray tracing

 

Lenses

Refraction through objects

Focal points

Convex lens

Concave lens

Image formation

Lens ray tracing examples

Blank lens exercises

Convex and concave thin lenses

 

Nature of Sound

The Nature of a Sound Wave

·          Sound is a Mechanical Wave

·          Sound is a Longitudinal Wave

·          Sound is a Pressure Wave

Sound Properties and Their Perception

·          Pitch and Frequency

·          Intensity and the Decibel Scale

·          The Speed of Sound

·          The Human Ear

Behavior of Sound Waves

·          Interference and Beats

·          The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves

·          Boundary Behavior

·          Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction

Resonance and Standing Waves

·          Natural Frequency

·          Forced Vibration

·          Standing Wave Patterns

·          Fundamental Frequency and Harmonics