Physics 107: Light, Perception,
Photography
& Visual Phenomena
Laboratory
Spring 2012
Instructor: Dr. George Goldenbaum
email: ggoldenb@umd.edu
TA: TBA
Class sections (all in room PHY3214):
0101 Mo....... 3:00pm-4:50pm
0201 Tu........ 11:00am- 12:50am
0301 Tu.........1:00pm- 2:50pm
0401 W........11:00am-12:50pm 0501 W........ 3:00pm- 4:50pm
Textbook: Physics 107 Laboratory Manual, current
edition.
The manual explains all the procedures and the grading
of the lab reports. Please read the introductory material and the
instructions for experiment 1 before you come to class the week of
January 30.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: PHYS 107 is a 1 credit laboratory
course to accompany PHYS106. Laboratory experiments include
geometrical optics (lenses, cameras, and eyes), optical instruments,
photography, perception, color phenomena, and wave phenomena.
PHYS106 and PHYS107 must be taken concurrently in order to
meet the CORE Physical Science Laboratory requirement.
COURSE POLICIES: You are required to do all of the assigned
experiments and complete a lab report for each. If you are not able
to attend a scheduled lab section, make an arrangement in advance
by writing to the instructor to get permission to attend another lab
session in the same week. If the lab cannot be made up in the same
week, you may get permission to complete that lab during the
make-up week shown below. The first make-up period will cover
Experiments 1 through 6, and the second will cover the rest of the
labs. Not more than one experiment per student is allowed for the
make-up labs.
LAB REPORT: Lab reports should be completed in the lab and
submitted at the end of the lab period for grading. They will be
returned to the student during the next lab meeting. Late reports
will not be accepted after the day of the experiment. The report
should consist of the following:
1.
2.
3.
Preparatory Information including course & section numbers,
title of the experiment, date of the experiment, your name
and partner's if applicable.
Main body of the report consisting of answers to the "Topic"
questions in the lab manual, along with descriptions of your
observations that support these answers.
A brief summary including the goal of the experiment,
findings and conclusions
PRE-LAB & QUIZ: Reading the lab manual before each lab is
required. Answers to pre-lab questions must be submitted at the
beginning of the lab meeting before the experiment starts. This
means you should complete the pre-lab questions prior to coming
to class. The pre-lab questions are found at the beginning of each
experiment in the lab manual. A brief quiz based on the material of
the previous lab can be given in class. You cannot make-up a quiz
or answers to a pre-lab set of questions.
GRADE: Each "Topic" in an experiment and the summary get 3
points each. Each pre-lab or Quiz question will be worth 3 points.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The University of Maryland,
College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic
Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code
sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all
undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are
responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very
important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating,
fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on
the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council,
please visit http://www.shc.umd.edu.
DISABILITIES: Students with documented disability should
contact Professor Goldenbaum at the beginning of the semester to
discuss accommodations.
DISCLAIMER: The instructor reserves right to make minor
changes to this syllabus to meet the specific needs of the class
during the semester.
Experiment Schedule
The schedule below is tentative and may be revised if the
University is closed due to snow on a lab day. If one or more
Sections are cancelled that lab will be repeated the following
week for the sections that were cancelled. Those sections
that did the lab will not meet the following week.
Dates
Experiment
1/30 -2/1
1.
Camera Obscura
2/06 - 2/8
2.
Pinhole Camera
2/13 - 2/15
3.
Light Reflection, Mirrors and Images
2/20 –2/22
4.
Light Refraction
2/27 –2/29
5.
Images: Shaped Surfaces, Simple Lenses
3/05 -3/7
6.
More Simple Lenses
3/12 –3/14
Make-Up Lab
3/19 –3/21
Spring Break
(Exp’s 1 – 6)
3/26 –3/28
7.
The Digital Lens Single Lens Reflex Camera
4/02 –4/04
8.
Polarized Light and Birefringence
4/09 –4/11
9.
Light: Interference
4/16 –4/18
10.
Light: Diffraction
4/23 –4/25
11.
Diffraction Gratings, Color and Holography
4/30 –5/02
Make-Up Lab
(Exp’s 7 – 11)