Chapter 5 Assignment

Announcements

We will have a midterm over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 16, and 17.  It will be available on July 2 until the due date July 8 at 11PM with two attempts available. 

Chapter 4 will not have an assignment (there will not be a Ch 4 discussion).  Chapter 4  will have an extra credit quiz (5 points).

Instructions

1. Take a look at videos linked below that discuss radiation and spectra.

2. Complete Discussion 5 found here.  Instructions for completing Discussion 5 found here Download here

3. Complete Chapter 5 Quiz found here.

Sections

5-1. The Behavior of Light -   (What is light? here Links to an external site.) and (Behavior of light rays here Links to an external site.)

5-2. The Electromagnetic Spectrum - (Electromagnetic Spectrum Explained here Links to an external site.), (Speed of Light, Frequency, and Wavelength Calculations here Links to an external site.), and

5-3.  Spectroscopy in Astronomy - (Why do we study the stars? shown here Links to an external site.),  (How do we study the stars? shown here Links to an external site.), (Different types of spectra here Links to an external site. - very short), and (Different types of spectra here Links to an external site. - very long)

5-4.  The Structure of the Atom  -  (Atomic Structure and Electrons - Structure Of An Atom - What Are Atoms - Neutrons Protons Electrons here Links to an external site.) and (Introduction to the atom here Links to an external site.)

5-5. Formation of Spectral Lines -  (Spectral Lines of Hydrogen Atom found here Links to an external site.) and (Light and Matter: Formation of Spectral Lines found here Links to an external site.)

5-6. The Doppler Effect - (The Doppler Effect found here Links to an external site.), (Doppler Effect in Light Waves found here Links to an external site.), and (Red Shift, Scale of the universe, cosmology and astronomy, Khan academy, found here Links to an external site.)