Welcome to another short week! Here are your assignments for Tuesday, February 19th through Friday, February 22nd:
Mon. 2/18
Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL
Tue. 2/19
review quiz; intro to curved mirrors & lenses
HW: re-read Ch. 23-2 thru -3 (seriously); do p. 659 Problems #7-16
Wed. 2/20
Quiz #3-3B: Reflection & Refraction
HW: read Ch. 23-10; do p. 660-1 Problems #43-45, 47, 49, 50ab
Thu. 2/21
start Lab #3-5: Lenses
HW: do p. 661 Problems #52-56, 66-67
Fri. 2/22
finish Lab #3-5: Lenses
HW: Lab #3-5: Lenses (due Tue. 2/26)
Once we wrap up refraction during this short week, we’ll spend some time playing with lenses before taking a quiz in the middle of next week and then physical optics (diffraction, thin slit interference, etc.). We’re probably not going to make it to fluids before the end of 3rd Quarter, but that’s okay – we’ll do all of that before Spring Break so that you have plenty of time to study for the AP exam in class before we take it in May. Have a great week!
Hello, future optical engineers! Here are your assignments for Monday, February 11th through Friday, February 15th:
Mon. 2/11
reflection & refraction; review light HW
HW: read Ch. 23-4 thru -6; do p. 657 Questions #9-15
Tue. 2/12
Lab #3-4: Laser Boxes!
HW: do p. 659 Problems #23-34, 36-39; start write-up for Lab #3-4: Laser Boxes! (due Thu. 2/14)
Wed. 2/13
finish lab; review reflection & refraction HW
HW: finish write-up for Lab #3-4: Laser Boxes!
Thu. 2/14
review reflection & refraction HW
DUE: write-up for Lab #3-4: Laser Boxes!
Fri. 2/15
Quiz #3-3A: Reflection & Refraction
HW: read Ch. 23-7 thru -8; do p. 657-8 Questions #16-28
We have a 3-day weekend coming up, so we’ll try to get through reflection and refraction, which are not difficult, before moving on to curved mirrors and thin lenses next week, which are a bit more complicated. Have a wonderful week!
Welcome to the first full week of February, and our first lessons on optics! Here are your assignments for Monday, February 4th through Friday, February 8th:
Mon. 2/4
Lab #3-3: Magnetic Induction
HW: start write-up for Lab #3-3: Magnetic Induction (due Wed. 2/6)
Welcome to the last week of January! Due to our snow days on Wednesday and Thursday, here are your adjusted assignments for Monday, January 28th through Friday, February 1st:
Mon. 1/28
review magnetism quiz
motional emf & induced current
HW: read Ch. 21-3 & -4; do p. 610 Problems #1-15
Tue. 1/29
Quiz #3-1B: Magnetism
Wed. 1/30 – NO SCHOOL
review induction HW questions & problems
Thu. 1/31 – NO SCHOOL
Lab #3-3: Magnetic Induction
HW: start write-up for Lab #3-3: Magnetic Induction (due Mon. 2/4)
Fri. 2/1
review induction HW questions & problems
finish lab; review magnetic induction
HW: finish write-up for Lab #3-3: Magnetic Induction; study for induction quiz on Monday
Since we had snow (cold) days on Wednesday and/or Thursday, we’ll just push back the homework reviews and lab the appropriate number of days. Use your potential time off to review some of the links I’ve given you in Google Classroom and do some practice tests. Stay warm this week!
I hope you enjoyed your 4-day weekend! We’ll wrap up the basics of magnetism and move into the weirdness of magnetic induction. Here are your assignments for Wednesday, January 23rd through Friday, January 25th:
Welcome to the last week of 1st Semester! Here are your assignments for Monday, December 17th through Thursday, December 20th:
Mon. 12/17
review Quiz #2-6A
Tue. 12/18
Quiz #2-6B: RC Circuits
Wed. 12/19
1st, 2nd & 6/7/8th period exams – feel free to stop by if you have any questions!
Thu. 12/20
1st Semester Exam (9:15-10:45am)
Please let me know if you plan on taking any Quiz C’s during exam week. Good luck on all of your exams, have a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year, and I’ll see you in 2019!
This is our last full week before semester exams, and we have a lot to wrap up! Here are your assignments for Monday, December 10th through Friday, December 14th:
Mon. 12/10
review Chapter 19 homework
HW: do Chapter 19 Problems #23-31 (p.547)
Tue. 12/11
Lab #2-7: EMF of a Battery
HW: Lab #2-7: EMF of a Battery (due Thu. 12/13); Chapter 19 Problems #35-45, 49-51
Wed. 12/12
review Chapter 19 homework
Thu. 12/13
Quiz #2-6A: RC Circuits
DUE: Lab #2-7: EMF of a Battery
Fri. 12/14
review quiz; prepare for 1st Semester Exam on Thursday 12/20
Only two and a half more weeks until exams! Here are your assignments for Monday, December 3rd through Friday, December 7th:
Mon. 12/3
Lab #2-6: Ohm’s Law
HW: Lab #2-6 write-up (due Wed. 12/5)
Tue. 12/4
review book homework on direct current
Wed. 12/5
Quiz #2-5A: Direct Current
HW: read Chapter 19-1 thru 19-4; do Questions #1-13 (p.545-6)
DUE: write-up for Lab #2-6: Ohm’s Law
Thu. 12/6
review quiz; intro to RC circuits
HW: read Chapter 19-5, -6 and -8; do Questions #14-24 (p.546-7)
Fri. 12/7
Quiz #2-5B: Direct Current
HW: do Chapter 19 Problems #1-18 (p.547)
Next week, we’ll solidify our understanding of Kirchoff’s loop rules, take our last quiz of the semester on RC circuits, and prepare for our semester exam. Have a wonderful week!
