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I-121
Fall 2000

 Date Topic SM SR Lab
 9/6 Introductions intro, 1 (1) no lab
 9/11 life of Newton
geometrical optics
  2,7,8,(10)
prism
Newton's Opticks
 9/18 eye and vision
color vision
  17, 18 The Color Circus
Truscio's color mixing
E. Illinois U color mixing
 9/25 color mixing
visual processing
  How we see What you see is what you get
 10/2 Waves
Light as a wave

9
Making Waves
light and color at FSU
the physics classroom
 10/9 mid semester break
electricity

2

12
There's more to this than meets the eye (homework)
 10/16 Tom's interference graphs(get slides 50-53)
electricity and magnetism

3

 11
Electricity: an introduction
electricity at Fizzics Fizzle
 10/23 electromagnetic radiation
EM spectrum info
A nerve is not a wire

3

13, 20
EMG recordings
cell phone radiation
neurons
 10/30 The photoelectric effect
Review

 4,5

28
The Photoelectric Effect
PEE at Guelph
 11/6 Atoms and molecules
Quiz Wednesday on photoelectric effect

 6,7
26, 27, 28 The chemistry of vitamin C
glossary of chemistry terms
 11/13 Pigments
molecular biology
Thanksgiving break

15, 16

19, 25 ,30
Light and color in leaves
Chemistry of Autumn Colors
 11/20  no lab
 11/27 photosynthesis

16

23, 24, 31 
The Secret Life of Spinach
 12/4

Shape of Space

Earth and Cosmos

10, 11

TBA
library tour (preparation for final project)
 12/11  no lab