Sunday, May 2, 2010

waves and optics reflection

What I learned about waves and optics is basically what a wave is.  A wave is a disturbance that moves through a medium either longitudinal or transversal style.  I also learned the different parts of a wave like the wavelength(distance between two crests) and the amplitude(height of the crest).  What I learned about optics is concave and convex lenses.  I had no idea how those worked and how they made things far and near.
What I found difficult about what we studied was just about everything.  Everything we studied gave me trouble this unit but I found with some hard work, and getting help, I was able to at least loosely grasp the concepts.  If I had to choose one thing that was the hardest I would say lenses because it took me a long time to understand how the lenses affected light that passed through them.
My problem solving skills in this unit definitely became more profound.  I realized that if I kept working on a problem and applied what I had learned in class, many problems I found hard would become simple.  This was a major help to my problem solving skills.

1 comment:

  1. Great reflection, though you had me worried with your saying: "What I found difficult about what we studied was just about everything."!
    Your test actually showed that you did learn the material but I am glad that you were able to pinpoint exactly where the difficulty was: not devoting enough time.

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