Physics 50
Module 3
Harvey Mudd College
Module 3 Miniquestions
Week 1
Miniquestion 1: Spacing of Diffraction Gratings
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Miniquestion 2: Spacing of Interference Maxima
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Miniquestion 3: Which parameters need to be reset?
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Week 2
Miniquestion 1: Calculating wavelength from slope
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Miniquestion 2: Interpreting a weighted linear fit
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Week 3
Miniquestion 1: How do the diffraction patterns from the differently spaced diffraction gratings compare
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Week 4
Miniquestion 1: What next?
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Miniquestion 2: How does the correction in Young’s formula compare for the two diffraction gratings?
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Miniquestion 3: Which grating will require a more significant correction?
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