Physics I Honors
Chapters 13 & 14
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Updated 5.12.2008
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- 5th
- Fixes for the thermodynamics lab
- Measuring waves - period vs. frequency - the wave speed formula
- Longitudinal: compression, rarefaction, amplitude, wavelength
- Transverse: crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength
- Standing waves on drill and rope demo
- Some wave example problems
- wavelength for 1300 AM, 89.7 FM
- 7th
- Intro. to Chapter 13
- Simple harmonic motion
- Brainstorm wave types (electromagnetic radiation, matter waves - both S & P)
- 5th
- Bell in a vacuum jar demo
- Comparing the speed of sound to the speed of light
- How does it take for light and sound from lighting 1 mile away to travel to you?
- Interference - the superposition principle
- constructive
- destructive (BOSE headphones)
- Resonance (DVD Demos 9-1 through 7)
- Tacoma Narrows bridge video
- Singing rods
- Reflection of waves at an interface - show DVD demos 9.12 to 19
- 6th/7th
- Fixes for the thermodynamics lab
- Do the slinky thing
- Measuring waves - period vs. frequency - the wave speed formula
- Longitudinal: compression, rarefaction, amplitude, wavelength
- Transverse: crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength
- Standing waves on drill and rope demo
- Some wave example problems
- wavelength for 1300 AM, 89.7 FM
- *Intro. to Speed of Sound lab
- Speed of Sound lab
- Singing rod demo
- 5th
- Video: How sweet it is
- 6th/7th
- No class since 6th period due to PSSA testing. 6th and 7th are in 2nd and 3rd periods' positions.
- *7th period: short due to students coming late from PSSAs
- Nodes and antinodes for standing waves
- Comparing the speed of sound to the speed of light
- How does it take for light and sound from lighting 1 mile away to travel to you?
Thursday, May 1
- 5th/6th
- Thermodynamics Lab due
- P. 453; 22-23, 30-33 due
- Go over problems
- *Intro. to Speed of Sound Lab
- Speed of Sound Lab
- 7th
- Thermodynamics Lab due
- P. 453; 22-23, 30-33 due
- Go over problems
- 5th/6th
- P. 453; 36-41 due
- Questions?
- Collect problems
- Singing rod demo?
- Range of hearing with signal generator and Dazzer; ultrasonic & infrasonic sound
- The Doppler Effect - Sports Figures and on DVD demo
- *Doppler Effect examples
- 7th
- P. 453; 36-41 due
- Questions?
- Collect problems
- The Doppler Effect - Sports Figures and on DVD demo
Monday, May 5
Tuesday, May 6
- 5th
- P. 492, 20-25 due
- Collect problems
- Loudness and the Decibel scale
- 6th/7th
- P. 492, 20-25 due
- Collect problems
- Loudness and the Decibel scale
- *Range of hearing with signal generator and Dazzer; ultrasonic & infrasonic sound
- More loudness examples
Wednesday, May 7
- 5th – Mr. Flint away at a meeting
- Work on problems
- 6th/7th
- Interference - the superposition principle
- constructive
- destructive (BOSE headphones)
- Resonance (DVD Demos 9-1 through 7)
- Tacoma Narrows bridge video
- Reflection of waves at an interface - show DVD demos 9.12 to 19
- *Timbre: Vernier microphone - show different waveforms for
- rotary and touch tone telephones
- pure tones from signal generator
- keyboard notes (fundamentals and overtones) - accompanying PowerPoint slides
Thursday, May 8
- 5th/6th
- P. 491, 9-14 due
- Go over problems
- *Timbre: Vernier microphone - show different waveforms for
- rotary and touch tone telephones
- pure tones from signal generator
- keyboard notes (fundamentals and overtones) - accompanying PowerPoint slides
- 7th
- P. 491, 9-14 due
- Go over problems
Monday, May 12
- 5th
- Waves & Sound Test
- 7th
- Waves & Sound Test
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