Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Term 3 Week 6 2018

Homework:

  • Ex 6A, p.188-196 Electric Fields

Electron Gun
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Electron Gun
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)

Discovery of the Electron: Cathode Ray Tube Experiment


Cathode Rays Leads to Thomson's Model of the Atom

Parker Solar Probe - Use of CRT


Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment


Charge of an Electron - Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment



Monday, 27 August 2018

Term 3 Week 5 2018

Homework:

  • Ex 6A, p.188-196 Electric Fields


Basics of Electric Charge


Definition of an Electric Field:
“Any region of space where a charge feels a force.”


A positive charge will feel a force with the electric field direction
A negative charge will feel a force against the electric field direction

Fe = Eq

Electric Field

Electric Potential (Voltage)

What is Voltage?

Uniform Electric Field
E = V/d

Uniform Electric Fields


Term 3 Week 4 2018

Homework
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String
  • Ex 3B, p.47-52, Refraction
  • Ex 3C, p.56-63, Lens
  • Ex 3A, p.37-44 Curved Mirror



Plane & Curved Mirrors

Lenses




Ray Diagram

Comparing Lens & Mirror

Using Descartes formula for the Lens & Mirror



Monday, 20 August 2018

Term 3 Week 3 2018

Homework
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String
  • Ex 3B, p.47-52, Refraction
  • Ex 3C, p.56-63, Lens
  • Ex 3A, p.37-44 Curved Mirror



Lens




Lens Concave & Convex


Sunday, 29 July 2018

Term 3 Week 2 2018

Homework
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String
  • Ex 3B, p. 47-52, Refraction

Snell's Law & Critical Angle
The Critical Angle occurs when a wave is attempting to pass from a medium with a slower speed to that of a higher speed 
low v → higher v
low 𝜆 → higher 𝜆
high n → lower n

The Critical angle is the incident angle where the refracted angle equals 90 degrees

Any incident above the Critical angle will prevent any refraction occuring and Total Internal Reflection will occur
The Critical angle is can be found by sin(𝜭c) = n2/n1


FibreOptic Cables: How they work?




Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Term 3 Week 1 2018

Homework
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String
  • Ex 3B, p. 47-52, Refraction


Refraction

v1/v2 = 𝛌1/𝛌2 = sin(𝜭1)/sin(𝜭2) = n2/n1
Wave Refraction

n1sin(𝜭1) = n2sin(𝜭2)
Snell's Law (for Light Only)

PhET Refraction application

Apparent position of an object underwater

Refraction of Waves


Snell's Law





v1/v2 = 𝛌1/𝛌2 = sin(𝜭1)/sin(𝜭2) = n2/n1 ← Wave Refraction

n1sin(𝜭1) = n2sin(𝜭2) ← Snell’s Law (light only)

Sunday, 22 July 2018

Term 2 Week 10 2018

Homework
  • Ex 3D, p.66--67, Wave Properties
  • Ex 3E, p.69-70, Diffration
  • Ex 3F, p.73-75 Superposition
  • Ex 3G, p.76-78 Two Point Source Interference
  • Ex 3H, p.81-83 Waves on a String
  • Ex 3I, p.85-87 Wave Refraction on a String


Reflection on A String
Hard Boundary
Wave reflects on opposite side (opposite phase)
Same Amplitude, A
Same Wavelength, 𝛌
Same Wave Speed, v

Reflection on A String
Soft Boundary
Wave reflects on same side (same phase)
Same Amplitude, A
Same Wavelength, 𝛌
Same Wave Speed, v

Refraction on A String
Fast to Slow Boundary
Relation of waves to Incident Wave
Reflected Wave - same speed - same wavelength 𝛌 - opposite phase
Refracted Wave - slower speed - smaller wavelength 𝛌 - same phase

Refraction on A String
Slow to Fast Boundary
Relation of waves to Incident Wave
Reflected Wave - same speed - same wavelength 𝛌 - same phase
Refracted Wave - faster speed - larger wavelength 𝛌 - same phase

Diffraction

  • The Bending of Waves Around Corners
  • Larger Wavelength, 𝛌 - greater the angle of diffraction
  • Shorter Wavelength, 𝛌 - smaller the angle of diffraction
  • Also the smaller the gap the greater the angle of diffraction



  • Diffraction

Diffraction of Water Waves in a Ripple Tank



Two Point Source Interference

Two Point Source Interference


Double Slit Experiment




Cymatics