The calendar below provides information on the lectures and labs for the course.
Course calendar.
| Lec # |
TOPICS |
LABS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Introduction to Strobe Photography
BCPS Equation, Lens Equation and Magnification
Synch and Delay
What Makes a Good Team Member? |
Lab 1: Synch and Delay |
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| 2 |
Macro Lenses, Field of View
How to Write a Lab Report? |
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| 3 |
Light Measurement - Units and Methods
Stroboscopy |
Practical Exercise (Solo) |
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| 4 |
Project Planning
In-class Project-planning Exercise |
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| 5 |
Evaluate Project Plans from Last Class
Photographs under Mixed Lighting (i.e., Flash and Continuous Light)
What Makes Good Multiflash?
GN for Multiflash, Background/Subject Contrast, Separation and Overexposure |
Lab 2: Stroboscopy |
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| 6 |
Review Lab Reports
In-class Generation of Project Ideas for Multiflash - Plan Multiflash |
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| 7 |
Overview of HSV (High Speed Video); Shadowgraphs; Past Final |
Lab 3: Multiflash |
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| 8 |
Schlieren Photography
Edgerton Slide Show |
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| 9 |
Edgerton Video
Meet in Lab Groups and Brainstorm Potential Final Projects |
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| 10 |
Brainstorm Potential Final Projects (cont.) |
Lab 4: HSV (High Speed Video) |
Each student emails 2 final project concepts to teacher (one day after Lec #10) |
| 11 |
Evaluate Final Project Ideas |
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| 12 |
How to Select a Mark 1 Project |
Lab 5: Bullet Photography |
Homework distributed |
| 13 |
In-class Planning of Mark 1 Project |
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| 14 |
Presentation Tips |
Mark I Project |
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| 15 |
Strobe Circuits and Strobe Process |
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Homework due |
| 16 |
Mark I Oral Reports (First 3 Lab Groups) |
Mark I Project (cont.) |
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| 17 |
Mark I Oral Reports (cont.) (Last 3 Lab Groups) |
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Mark I written reports due one day after Lec #17 |
| 18 |
Return and Review Homework |
Final Project |
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| 19 |
Quiz |
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| 20 |
Guest Lecture - Motion Analysis from High-speed Video Records |
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| 21 |
Blackbody Emission vs. Line Emission |
Final Project (cont.) |
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| 22 |
Other Strobe Applications |
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| 23 |
Guest Lecture - Life as a High-speed Imaging Consultant |
Final Project (cont.) |
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| 24 |
Derive BCPS Equation, HKN Evaluation |
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| 25 |
Final Project Presentations (First 3 Groups) |
Presentations |
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| 26 |
Final Project Presentations (cont.) (Last 3 Groups) |
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Written component of final project due |