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Topic 3: Kinetic Theory, Heat transfer and Thermodynamics Syllabus
Chapter 13, 14, and 15
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Due on this class |
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1 Mar 4/5 |
•Temperature and intro to Kinetic Theory •Thermal Expansion (qualitative) •Pressure •Gas Laws •The not so ideal gasses. Intermolecular forces and potential energy |
Read: 13.1-3,5,7-9 Read: 10.1,2
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2 Mar 6/7 |
•More ideal gas •Molecular speed •Distribution of Molecular Speed •Absolute zero practical lab. |
Read: 13.11, 12 Check #1: Ideal: 1-3, CH10: 8(9.8x107 nm-2, 1.8x105nm-2),11, CH13: 31, 34(14.8 m3, 1.81 atm) |
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3 Mar 10/11 |
•Caloric Model, Joule's discovery and internal energy. •States of matter and phase change •Specific and Latent heat |
Read: 14.1-6 Check #2: Ideal: 4-5, CH 13: 35, 36(1260 atm) |
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4 Mar 12/17 |
•PreQuiz 13.1 – Ideal Gas Law •Calorimetry problems •The four horsemen of heat transfer; conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation or “How to not die of hypothermia” |
Read: 14.7-9 Check #3: 14: 1,3,7,9, Ideal: 6-7 Turn In: Absolute Zero Lab |
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5 Mar 18/19 |
•ST 13.1 – Ideal Gas Law •The First law of thermodynamics |
Check #4: 14: 19,21,23, Ideal: 8-9 |
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6 Mar 20/21 |
•Newton's Law of cooling lab •Some simple processes - Adiabatic, Isothermal, Isobaric and PV diagrams |
Read: 15.1,2
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Spring Break |
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7 Mar 31/ Apr 1 |
•PreQuiz 14.1 – Heat •More processes on PV diagrams •Calculating work W = pDv |
Read: 15.5,6 Check #5: 14: 25,29,15, AP#1 |
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8 Apr 2/3 |
•ST 14.1 - Heat •More W = pDv •The three laws of Thermodynamics |
Read: 15.5,6 Check #6: AP#2, 4 |
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9 Apr 4/7 |
•PreQuiz 15.1 – PV Diagrams •Finish Newton’s Law of Cooling lab •Statistical, conceptual, computational, and philosophical interpretations of entropy. |
Read: 15.1,4,7-12 Check #7: 15: 3,5,7,8(130 J, 130 J) |
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Apr 8/9 |
•ST 15.1 – PV Diagrams •Energy production for the future |
Check #8: 15: 9,11, AP# 3, 5 |
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Three Prequizzes/Skill Sets:
Two Labs:
Homework – 8 day’s worth! |
Handouts:
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