Properties of Light

Joseph Smyth
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University of Colorado at Boulder
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Summary

This problem set tests students understanding of the properties of light, including velocity, frequency, reflection, and refraction.

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Context

Audience

This problem set is designed for an undergraduate course in mineralogy for majors.

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

Students should have a knowledge of basic mathematics and introductory physics.

How the activity is situated in the course

This is a stand-alone exercise used as a homework assignment.

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

This problem set assesses students' knowledge of the properties of light.

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Description of the activity/assignment

This problem set is used as a homework assignment to assess students' understanding of the properties of light. Students are asked to calculate velocity through media with different index of refractions, wavelengths, frequencies, and reflection/refraction behaviors.

Determining whether students have met the goals

Students have successfully met the goals of the assignment if they answer the problem set thoroughly and accurately and show their work.

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Supporting references/URLs

This problem set is the 9th of 10 homework assignments used in a Mineralogy course.
You can also access the course syllabus ( This site may be offline. ) which includes lecture Powerpoints, practice exams, and links to the other problem sets used in this course.