SUMMER CLASS SCHEDULE

SUPPLIES TO BRING:
- Physics text book
- Class notebook!
- Laptop with ALL documents I've sent you (if you have not downloaded them all, do so before you come to class)
- *** A file/folder with extra sheets*** (this is very important because we'll be having quizzes beginning on Wed)
- A pouch with a minimum of 3 pens 
- GDC
 

Wednesday, April 20
Hindi Exam followed by lunch
PHYSICS: 1:45 - 4 pm (1 hour will be for phys class and 1 hour will be independent work/scheduled activities time)

Thursday, April 21
Extended essay presentation (Jitendra sir) 9:30 - 11:30 am
CAS 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Lunch 12:30 - 1 pm
PHYSICS: 1:00 - 4 pm (1.5 hours will be for maths class and 1.5 hours will be independent work/scheduled activities time)

Friday, April 22
TBD
(We may have class at Soham but I am not sure yet)

M, T, W, Th, F April 25 - 29
Come to school from 9 am - 4 pm
You will have BM for two hours a day on some (but not all of the days); the remainder of the time will be spent on Physics class/activities or other scheduled activities.

Homework Due Tuesday March 29

Take a look at the "Total DP Curriculum" and all that we have left to cover.  Yes, we really have that much left!!! 

Post a comment suggesting at least 3 ways for us as a class to improve our efficiency as well as you individually to improve your efficiency in studying and learning.  The more efficiently you study and learn, the better your understanding will be and as a result, we can move faster through the material.

Your suggestions need to be concrete steps that can be taken...
For example, "I will study more" is not concrete enough.  Instead, you could say,
"I will spend 30 minutes each day reviewing my class physics notes and adding additional notes and comments to them"

Homework Due Monday Mar 28

1) Finish all homework that was due on Friday.  Don't forget to comment:start, doubts, finish!

2) Those of you who haven't sent me your one-page study plan need to do so by tonight (Sunday night).  Aman, your one-sentence comment doesn't count.

3) FUN SHEETS!  Fill out a new "what I will do" fun sheet. And go back to the last "what I will do" sheet that you filled out a long time ago and highlight all the things you said you'd do but didn't do in red.  EMAIL ME TONIGT

Homework Due Friday March 25

Post comments - when you start, doubts, and when you finish
If the comments don't go through, email me.  If your internet is not working, sms me your comments.
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1) Finish all "Questions for Thought" questions
Think about each question and all that it is asking.  Refer to your class notes and the textbook to ensure that you completely understand the subject material.  Write a thorough and complete answer to the question.  Remember what we discussed in class and how best to earn full marks on IB questions.  Write your answers as though you were giving them on an IB exam.

2) Answer the following questions from the "Light" documents

39) The light ray model is used to describe which laws?  Explain how this model accounts for certain properties and behaviors of light.

40) How does light interact with dust in the air?

41) Explain why, even though a table blocks light that falls on it from above, we are still able to see under the table (it is shaded under the table yet not completely dark).

42) If vertical light rays (i.e. light rays that hit straight on making a 90 degree angle with the object) strike a transparent object, describe what happens to the rays in detail.  3 things will happen – describe each thing clearly.

43) Explain the relationship between transmission and refraction.

44) Explain why you can partially see your own reflection in a glass window when it’s dark outside the window.

45) What is a normal line with respect to a reflecting surface?  Draw a sketch.

46) Suppose a block is x centimeters from a mirror.  I can see the reflection of the block in the mirror.  How far behind the mirror does the “virtual image” of the block appear to be?

47) What are diverging rays of light?

48) Give an example of a virtual image and a real image.

49) Which type of mirrors are used to see an object enlarged?

50) What is a reflecting telescope?

51) What causes refraction?

52) Draw a diagram showing a light wave traveling from air to water with some incident angle theta. Show the direction of the refracted light and label the angle of refraction.

53) Draw a diagram showing a light wave traveling from water to air with some incident angle theta. Show the direction of the refracted light and label the angle of refraction.

54) Draw a diagram showing a light wave traveling through air and striking the surface of water at 90 degrees (normal to the surface).  Show the direction of the refracted light and label the angle of refraction.

55) Does light bend more (i.e. refract to a larger degree) when the angle of incidence is large or small?

56) What is fiber optics?

Homework Due Wednesday March 23

1) Submit a one page "Study Plan" for the April physics exam
- Write down each of the topics that will be covered on the physics exam (see the April EXAM Topics page at the top of the main page on the blog)
- Below each topic, write a couple sentences outlining how you plan to study the section and prepare for the exam.  Some ideas for studying: review class notes, review homework sums, ask ma'am for sample IB questions, work examples from the text book etc.
- Next to each topic, write a note about how comfortable you feel with the topic.  Do you understand it well and are you confident that you will score well in it, or do you need to study a lot?

Homework Due Tuesday March 22

Post a comment with your responses:
1) Did I use my time effectively during the day?  Was I productive at school?
2)

Homework Due Friday March 18 - happy now Riya???!!!

Answer the following questions from the "Light" documents:
Don't forget to post a comment saying you've started working on the questions and another comment when you finish the questions.

31) Explain: “As a model, think of bundles of light rays entering your eye, which enable you to see the tree from any angle because different bundles of reflected rays will enter your eye from different parts of the tree.”

32) Explain the difference between the direction reflected light takes from smooth surfaces and rough surfaces.

33) Write the “Law of Reflection.”

34) What are “diverging rays”?

35) Explain what a virtual image is in your own words (don’t copy from the book).

36) Describe the difference between concave and convex mirrors.

37) What happens when light travels from one medium to another? Give one to two sentences of a detailed answer.

38) Why are light rays refracted?

 Read the Quantum Theory 2 and 3 documents and take a minimum of 2 pages of notes.

Answer the following questions about the Quantum Theory docs:

1) Explain the quote by Richard Feynman on the very first page of the Quantum Theory 2.  Give an example of something which doesn’t produce the same results given the same conditions.

(p. 15)

2) What is a protogalaxy? (p. 15)

3) What is feeble light? (p. 15)

4) Explain: “tiny particles of light raining down on the telescope’s detectors from the very depths of space.”  What are the particles and where did they come from? (p. 15)

5) What does it mean for astronomers to be “straining to see the weakest sources of light from the universe”? (p. 15)