High-School Optics
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2 sessions
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JG
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VH
+4
This series ended on April 3, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.
About
We'll be going through the concept of light, as well as it's properties and allied phenomena on a fundamental level. This series mainly focusses on Geometrical Optics and will cover the properties as well as phenomena caused by light and optical tools like mirrors, lens, etc. Here's what we aim to cover in this series-:
Light and it's Properties
Important Terminology relating to Geometrical Optics
Reflection of Light and Associated Concepts and Terms
Plane Mirrors and their Properties
Spherical Mirrors and their Properties
Applications of these Mirrors
Refraction of Light and Associated Concepts and Terms
Spherical Lenses and their Properties
Obviously, this is just an overview and many of these sections have their own subsets of topics which are greatly important in their own right, and which will be covered extensively. Detailed info on these will be given in each session's description along with recommended reading/video assignments and homework. This session is more on the theoretical side, and does not require much mathematical knowledge, hence, it does not require any preliminary knowledge. I don't think this series will take long, but cannot place an exact time value on it as we plan to go through this slowly, taking all the time we need to understand each and every concept in it's fullness, which might take any amount of time. I plan to do 2-3 sessions a week on maximum and these will be for the large part, on weekends. This is especially relevant for those covering these concepts in high school right now (This is largely based off of Indian High-School syllabi), though this is an exceedingly interesting topic for anyone. I encourage y'all to turn up with a paper and pen to note down anything interesting, and also attend as many sessions as possible as here, understanding is tied with continuity. Looking forward to having you!
Schedule
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
Do try to attend everything as it is essential to your understanding that you have no gaps in your knowledge. If you're not able to make it for some unforeseen reason, please notify me, and if you want, I can help you catch up on what you missed.
SESSION 1
2
Apr
SESSION 1
Orientation
Orientation
Sat 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM UTCApr 2, 4:30 AM - 6:00 AM UTC
We'll all introduce ourselves, affirm what we wish to learn from this series, and I'll be introducing you to the topic in a more laid back, casual manner involving a lot of discussion on things we might know or understand about light.
SESSION 2
3
Apr
SESSION 2
Physics
Physics
Sun 4:30 AM - 5:50 AM UTCApr 3, 4:30 AM - 5:50 AM UTC
We will aim to cover the Nature of Light, Characteristics of Light, Reflection of Light, the Types of Reflection, the Laws of Reflection, Plane Mirrors. If we can't complete this, that's totally fine, we'll do it in the next session. Our aim is to understand this topic and enjoy the subject by means of discussion, assignments, and quizzes, and we will go at any pace required.