Work and Energy
Reading
Session 1: BJU book: Ch. 9 "Work and Energy"
Session 2: BJU book: Ch. 10 "Conservation of Energy"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Work, Energy, and Power"
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
Session 1: BJU book: Ch. 9 "Work and Energy"
Session 2: BJU book: Ch. 10 "Conservation of Energy"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Work, Energy, and Power"
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
- Session 1 will cover typical problems involving energy, work, and power
- Session 2 will cover problems involving 'Simple Machines'
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
- We have traditionally done a "Design Lab" here , wherein we design a Wind Energy Plant using a software program. There are numerous other virtual labs also which cover the topic, as well as labs you can do at home. We'll decide when we get here.
The world's largest diesel engine. This model is used on cargo ships. It produces 80,000 kW (109,000 hp) of power. It is built in Finland.
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Lab
"Energy Skate Park"
"Energy Skate Park"
Work and Energy Problems
| 7._work___energy_homework__problems.docx |
Wind Power Design Project
| 7._wind_energy_design_project.docx |