Workshop Physics Activity Guide, Heat Temperature and Nuclear Radiation: Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Heat Engines, Nuclear Decay, and Random Monitoring (Units 16 - 18 and 28), Module 3, 2nd Edition

by Laws, Priscilla W.

• ISBN13: 9780471641636
• ISBN10: 0471641634
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-27
• Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

TheWorkshop Physics Activity Guide is a set of student workbooks designed to serve as the foundation for a two-semester calculus-based introductory physics course. It consists of 28 units that interweave text materials with activities that include prediction, qualitative observation, explanation, equation derivation, mathematical modeling, quantitative experiments, and problem solving. Students use a powerful set of computer tools to record, display, and analyze data, as well as to develop mathematical models of physical phenomena. The design of many of the activities is based on the outcomes of physics education research.TheWorkshop Physics Activity Guide is supported by an Instructor's Website that: (1) describes the history and philosophy of the Workshop Physics Project; (2) provides advice on how to integrate the Guide into a variety of educational settings; (3) provides information on computer tools (hardware and software) and apparatus; and (4) includes suggested homework assignments for each unit. Log on to theWorkshop Physics Project website at http://physics.dickinson.edu/ Workshop Physics is a component of thePhysics Suite--a collection of materials created by a group of educational reformers known as theActivity Based Physics Group. ThePhysics Suite contains a broad array of curricular materials that are based on physics education research, including: Understanding Physics, by Cummings, Laws, Redish and Cooney (an introductory textbook based on the best-selling text by Halliday/Resnick/Walker) RealTime Physics Laboratory Modules Physics byInquiry (intended for use in a workshop setting) Interactive Lecture Demonstration Tutorials in Introductory Physics Activity Based Tutorials (designed primarily for use in recitations)

Author Biography

Priscilla W. Laws is the author of Workshop Physics Activity Guide, 2nd Edition, Heat Temperature and Nuclear Radiation: Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Heat Engines, Nuclear Decay, and Random Monitoring - Units 16 - 18 and 28 - , Module 3, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Module 1
Introduction and Computing	1	(10)
Measurement and Uncertainty	11	(24)
One-Dimensional Motion I---A Graphical Description	35	(40)
One-Dimensional Motion II---A Mathematical Description of Constant Acceleration	75	(34)
One-Dimensional Forces, Mass, and Motion	109	(38)
Gravity and Projectile Motion	147	(34)
Applications of Newton's Laws	181	(42)
Module 2
One-Dimensional Collisions	223	(26)
Two-Dimensional Collisions	249	(26)
Work and Energy	275	(28)
Energy Conservation	303	(16)
Rotational Motion	319	(26)
Rotational Momentum and Torque as Vectors	345	(18)
Harmonic Motion	363	(24)
Oscillations, Determinism, and Chaos	387	(48)
Module 3
Temperature and Heat Transfer	435	(22)
The First Law of Thermodynamics	457	(28)
Heat Engines	485	(38)
Module 4
Electric Fields	523	(28)
Electric Flux and Gauss' Law	551	(22)
Electrical and Gravitational Potential	573	(20)
Batteries, Bulbs, and Current Flow	593	(38)
Direct Current Circuits	631	(34)
Capacitors and RC Circuits	665	(26)
Electronics	691	(24)
Magnetic Fields	715	(32)
Electricity and Magnetism	747	(30)
Module 3
Radioactivity and Radon	777
Appendix A Computer Spreadsheets and Graphs	1	(8)
Appendix B Computer Data Acquisition Software and Hardware	9	(8)
Appendix C Statistical Measures of Uncertainty	17	(8)
Appendix D Graphing Data with Uncertainties---Error Bar and Eyeballs	25	(2)
Appendix E Mathematical Modeling to Fit Data	27	(4)
Appendix F Uncertainty Propagation---Uncertainties After Calculations	31	(2)
Appendix G The Method of Least Squares Analysis	33	(5)
Appendix H The VideoPoint Software	38	(6)
Appendix I Introduction to Mathematica® and Maple®	44	(3)
Appendix J Notation and Constants	47
Index	1