- Belleview High School
- Pre AICE Physics
- Properties of Waves (Light and Sound)
LOSITO, MICHAEL
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AICE Mathematics I with Statistics I
- Unit 1 - Quadratics
- Unit 2 - Functions and Graphs
- Unit 3 - Coordinate Geometry
- Unit 4 - Trigonometry
- Unit 5 - Sequences and Series
- Unit 6 - Differentiation
- Unit 7 - Integration
- Unit 8 - Representation, Location and Spread
- Unit 9 - Probability
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- Unit 11 - The Normal Distribution
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AICE Mathematics II with Statistics II
- Unit 1 - Algebra
- Unit 2 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Unit 3 - Trigonometry
- Unit 4 - Numerical Solutions
- Unit 5 - Differentiation
- Unit 6 - Vectors
- Unit 6 - Vectors
- Unit 7 - Binomial Expansion and Rational Functions
- Unit 8 - Complex Numbers
- Unit 9 - Integration & Differential Equations
- Unit 10 - The Poisson Distribution
- Unit 11 - Linear Combinations of Random Variables
- Unit 12 - Continuous Random Variables
- Unit 13 - Sampling and Estimation
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Chapter 12 – Sound
When students have completed this lesson they will find out:
- How sounds are produced
- How to measure the speed of sound
- How pitch and loudness are related to frequency and amplitude
- How sound travels
- About the speed of sound in different materials
Chapter 13 – LightWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- How to use the law of reflection of light
- How a plane mirror forms an image
- How to construct ray diagrams for reflection
- How light is refracted
- How to use Snell’s law to determine the refractive index
- How to describe total internal reflection
- How to use ray diagrams to explain how a lens forms a real image
- How a magnifying glass works
Chapter 14 – Properties of WavesWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- How to describe a wave in terms of speed, amplitude, frequency and wavelength
- The differences between transverse waves and longitudinal waves
- How to calculate wave speed
- How to describe reflection and refraction of waves
- How to explain reflection, refraction and diffraction of waves
Chapter 15 – SpectraWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- How to describe the dispersion of light by a prism
- How to describe the main features of the electromagnetic spectrum
- That all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in vacuum
- The value of the speed of electromagnetic waves