assignments
due Thu Sep 1
Reading-sep 01
Read Chapter 1 of the textbook and summarize what in your opinion are the three most important aspects discussed in the chapter.
In case your book did not arrive yet, here is the first chapter of the book, you must login to be able to see it (right upper corner). If you cannot login contact me at salimbeni@marlboro.edu. If you cannot open the file try to download the linked file.
due Mon Sep 5
Reading-sep 05
Read Chapter 2 of the textbook: Paragraphs A-B-C & Special Topics: Speed, velocity and acceleration
due Thu Sep 8
Reading-sep 08
Read Chapter 2 of the textbook: Finish chapter 2.
due Mon Sep 12
Reading-sep 12
- Force and Work worksheet
- Read Chapter 3 of the textbook: A, B, C
- Further reading, it is more in depth and detailed in comparison to what we have done in class: College Physics By OpenStax 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
- you can find some easy discussion about the quantities introduced in class here: hyperphysics
due Thu Sep 15
Reading-sep 15
- Energy worksheet
- Finish chapter 3 & Chapter 4: A, B, C
- Further reading, it is more in depth and detailed in comparison to what we have done in class: College Physics By OpenStax 13.1, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 15.1
due Mon Sep 19
Reading-sep 19
- Worksheet given in class
- Read exerperiments instructions given in class
due Thu Sep 22
Reading-sep 22
- Chapter 4 - Heat transfer
- Further reading (suggested!), it is more in depth and detailed in comparison to what we have done in class: College Physics By OpenStax for heat transfer 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, to review first law of thermodynamics 15.1
due Mon Sep 26
Reading-sep 26
- submit worksheet
- Finish Chapter 4
- Further reading (suggested!), it is more in depth and detailed in comparison to what we have done in class: College Physics By OpenStax second law of thermodynamics 15.3, 15.4, 15.5
due Thu Sep 29
Reading-sep 29
- Submit worksheet
- Read Chapter 5
- Summarize the methods the control the heat exchange presented in chapter 5.
due Mon Oct 3
Reading-oct 3
- Submit midterm
- Read experiment that we will do in class
due Thu Oct 6
Reading-oct 6
- Reading: Chapter 6, A, B, C
- Work in Group. Come with a model of solar oven to discuss. We will build the solar oven during the next class. You are allowed to modify model made from others, your choice of model and changes from the original need to be justified. Here some idea http://solarcooking.org/plans/
due Mon Oct 10
Reading-oct 10
- Reading: Finish Chapter 6
due Thu Oct 13
Reading-oct 13
- Work in Group. By today you should have the a well define project for the solar oven and the list of the material needed.
due Thu Oct 20
Reading-oct 20
- We build the solar oven in class
due Mon Oct 24
Reading-oct 24
Reading Chapter 10: A, B, C, D, E, Special topics
Please, login to be able to read this file, reading from this book for 7.1 to 7.4 included:
Chapter on electricity
due Thu Oct 27
Reading-oct 27
Reading Chapter 10: G, H, I, J
due Mon Oct 31
Reading-oct 31
NO new reading, please carefully review the reading from the preavious two classes.
due Thu Nov 3
Reading-nov 3
- Reading Chapter 11 (we will cover A-B and probably C)
- you can find at this link some simulations we will discuss in class simulations (please, login to see them)
due Mon Nov 7
Reading-nov 7
due Thu Nov 10
Reading-nov 10
- Reading 12-E & reading given in class (we will probably only start this topic)
- First draft report due
due Thu Nov 17
Reading-nov 17
- Reading 12-A,B,C
- Final report on solar oven due
- Field trip to Pioneer valley photovoltaic
due Mon Nov 21
Reading-nov 21
due Mon Nov 28
Reading-nov 28
due Thu Dec 1
Reading-dec 1
- Worksheet on Generation of energy due
- Reading 13- F,G,H
- Reading 14- A,B
- If you desire a more detailed reading: College Physics By OpenStax, 31.6, 32.5, 32.6
due Mon Dec 5
Reading-dec 5
- Reading 14- C,D,E,F,G
- This video could help you to visualize a nuclei reactor
due Thu Dec 8
Reading-dec 8
- Worksheet on Nuclear energy due
