Homework Assignment #1
Waves and The Electromagnetic Spectrum
What you will learn from this section
- How we describe waves (wavelength, frequency, amplitude and
speed)
- How wavelength, frequency and speed are related (the wave
equation)
- Light is an electromagnetic wave
- The various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the
range of wavelengths for each region
- Who is in this class and why they are interested in learning more about light.
How to approach this material
- Read section 1, the Nature of Light, from pages 1- page 7
- Look at these web sites (there are LOTS of sites on waves and
the electromagetic spectrum!)
- Do the homework problems in this folder. If you need to:
- Study the tutorial on the metric system
- Study the tutorial on scientific notation
- There is no hands-on for this assignment. Please respond to the threaded discussion question.
If you have questions
- Send me an email
- Post a question in the discussion forum
- Stop by the Virtual Classroom during posted office hours
When you are finished
- Fax or email your homework to me by the due date (see the
assignment folder)