Physical Science 20 - May 26

Today in class we finished looking at the other properties of light.  We then started fitting those properties to different scientific models.  Today, we looked specifically at the particle model.  In this model, we assume that light is made up of tiny hard balls or particles.  We then ran through a series of tests to see if these particles behaved the same as light did.  As it turns out, particles do a great job of modelling some of the properties of light but not all.  The next model that we will examine is the wave model.  We will begin our examination of it on Monday.  The notes today were on slides 96-109 from the powerpoint called Physics Notes in the physics folder of the physical science 20 course notes link on the right.  Have a great weekend everyone!