Thursday, April 9, 2009

april 9, 2009

Today in physics we corrected our test from last unit and all the answers should be or are on the blog.  Afterward, we were given a worksheet, which was a chart for evaluating the models of light.  If you don't have the sheet yet, you should get it right away from Mrs. Kozoriz.  So on the sheet we learned the meanings of:
rectilinear propagation: travel in straight lines
reflection: just look into a mirror
refraction: the bending of a particle entering a new medium
dispersion: light is refracted to form colours of the spectrum
diffraction: the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
partial reflection/refraction
And speed of light .. again.
For each of these phenomenon we came up with supporting arguments and counter-arguments.  All of this information should be on the blogger as well.
Lastly, we were given the Part 2 Wave and Particle Models of Light Problems booklet.  We were assigned to do questions 1, 3 and 4.  They shouldn't be that difficult .. i think.  And that's pretty much it!  :D

Scribe for Monday is Jenn

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