Thermodynamics

Home

Physics
 * Notes || Homework problems || Example Labs ||
 * [|Energy, work, and temperature] || [|Still no free lunch] ||  ||
 * [|Energy, power, and albedo] || [|Fossilized sunlight] || [|Albedo] ||
 * [|Heat capacity] || [|Ocean temperatures] || [|Heat capacity] ||
 * [|Thermal conductivity] || [|Playing with Lava] || [|Thermal conductivity] ||
 * Phase changes: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH20.pdf|PSE Chapter 20 Pages 611-615]] || [|A watched pot eventually boils] || [|Boiling water] ||

Project

1) The fridge project [|analysis questions]. [|The electricless refrigerator] [|Example designs] The [|botijo] The [|zeer pot]

Calendar

Introduce the idea of energy and energy conservation. 2. Show video on the bowling ball pendulum: [] 3. MIT demonstration on kinematic energy conservation: [] 4. In class work on [|Energy1] and
 * What || When ||
 * 1. Show video on recharging batteries with batteries: []

5. Refer to the potential energy shirt: [] 6. Leidenfrost effect: [] 7. Superfluid helium: [] 8. Superconducting magnets: [] 9. Homework: [|Still no free lunch] || Section 1: Thursday 29 August 2013 (10:55 - 12:10) Section 2: Thursday 29 August 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Wednesday 28 August 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. [|Introduction to albedo] 3. Albedo in the arctic: [] 4. Albedo in the arctic: [] 5. Geoengineering and artificial global cooling: [] 6. Discuss how to perform an albedo lab (Example: [|Albedo]) 7. Homework: [|Fossilized sunlight] || Section 1: Tuesday 3 September 2013 (8:30 - 9:45) Section 2: Wednesday 4 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Thursday 29 August 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || 2. Start running [|Albedo Lab] || Section 1: Wednesday 4 September 2013 (2:20 - 3:35) Section 2: Friday 6 September 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 6 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Lab writeup due a week after data collection is finished. || Section 1: Tuesday 10 September 2013 (10:55 - 12:10) Section 2: Tuesday 10 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 9 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Introduction to [|heat capacity] 3. Discuss how to perform heat capacity lab (Example: [|Heat capacity]) 4. Homework: [|Ocean temperatures] || Section 1: Wednesday 11 September 2013 (8:30 - 9:45) Section 2: Thursday 12 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 10 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || 2. Run [|heat capacity lab] || Section 1: Thursday 12 September 2013 (2:20 - 3:35) Section 2: Friday 13 September 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 13 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Lab writeup due a week after data collection is finished. || Section 1: Tuesday 17 September 2013 (10:55 - 12:10) Section 2: Tuesday 17 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 16 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Introduction to [|thermal conductivity] 3. Discuss how to perform thermal conductivity lab (Example:[|conductivity lab]) 4. Homework: [|Playing with Lava] || Section 1: Wednesday 18 September 2013 (8:30 - 9:45) Section 2: Thursday 19 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 17 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || 2. Start thermal conductivity lab || Section 1: Thursday 19 September 2013 (2:20 - 3:35) Section 2: Friday 20 September 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 20 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Lab writeup due a week after data collection is finished. || Section 1: Tuesday 24 September 2013 (10:55 - 12:10) Section 2: Tuesday 24 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 23 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Introduction to phase changes 3. Discuss how to perform phase changes lab 4. Homework: [|A watched pot eventually boils] || Section 1: Wednesday 25 September 2013 (8:30 - 9:45) Section 2: Thursday 26 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 24 September 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || 2. Start phase changes lab || Section 1: Thursday 26 September 2013 (2:20 - 3:35) Section 2: Friday 27 September 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 27 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Lab writeup due a week after data collection is finished. || Section 1: Tuesday 1 October 2013 (10:55 - 12:10) Section 2: Tuesday 1 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 30 September 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || 2. Introduce refrigerator project (Examples: [|The electricless refrigerator] and [|Example designs] ) 3. Homework: Get any additional materials you want for your refrigerator. || Section 1: Wednesday 2 October 2013 (8:30 - 9:45) Section 2: Thursday 3 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 1 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || Section 2: Friday 4 October 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 4 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || Section 2: Tuesday 8 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 7 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || Section 2: Thursday 10 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 8 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || Section 2: Thursday 17 October 2013 (12:35 - 1:30) Section 3: Wednesday 16 October 2013 (12:35 - 1:30) || Section 2: Friday 18 October 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 18 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || Section 2: Tuesday 22 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) Section 3: Monday 21 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) || Section 2: Thursday 24 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) Section 3: Tuesday 22 October 2013 (1:00 - 2:15) || Section 2: Friday 25 October 2013 (12:45 - 2:00) Section 3: Friday 25 October 2013 (9:35 - 10:50) ||
 * 1. Check HW: [|Still no free lunch]
 * 1. Check homework: [|Fossilized sunlight]
 * 1. Finish running [|Albedo Lab]
 * 1. Review lab questions for [|Albedo Lab]
 * 1. Check homework: [|Ocean temperatures]
 * 1. Finish [|heat capacity lab]
 * 1. Discuss analysis questions from [|heat capacity lab]
 * 1. Check homework: [|Playing with Lava]
 * 1. Finish thermal conductivity lab.
 * 1. Discuss analysis questions from thermal conductivity lab
 * 1. Review phase changes homework
 * 1. Finish phase changes lab.
 * 1. Review phase changes lab
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 2 || Section 1: Thursday 3 October 2013 (2:20 - 3:35)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 3 || Section 1: Tuesday 8 October 2013 (10:55 - 12:10)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 4 || Section 1: Wednesday 9 October 2013 (8:30 - 9:45)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 5 || Section 1: Thursday 10 October 2013 (2:20 - 3:35)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 6 || Section 1: Thursday 17 October 2013 (1:35 - 2:30)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 7 || Section 1: Tuesday 22 October 2013 (10:55 - 12:10)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 8 || Section 1: Wednesday 23 October 2013 (8:30 - 9:45)
 * 1. Refrigeration project day 9 || Section 1: Thursday 24 October 2013 (2:20 - 3:35)