The purpose of the study guide is to point out the most important terms, concepts, principles, etc. that you should know. It is not a panacea that covers everything that may show up on your test.
The purpose of the study guide is to point out the most important terms, concepts, principles, etc. that you should know. It is not a panacea that covers everything that may show up on your test.
General Advice:
A. Review the key terms an complete the fill in blanks at the end of every chapter.
B. Review the summary of equations at the end of each chapter.
C. Review example problems and some of the end of chapter problems.
D. You should be able to state basic principles and conservation laws.
1 You should be able to state in words and mathematically the following terms:
work (W), energy (E), potential energy (PE), kinetic energy (KE), power(P), heat the conservation of energy, the 1st of thermodynamics
2. You should be able to calculate using expressions for
work (W) , energy (E), potential energy (PE) kinetic energy , (KE) power(P). the conservation of energy and the first law of thermodynamics
3. You should be able to define the units:
Joule, erg, watt, horse power, calorie, Calorie, Kilo calorie and Joule's equivalent of heat
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You should be able to explain how energy is transformed in some systems such as machines and living organism |
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You should be able to explain the motion of some systems in terms of the change of energy from one type to another. e.g. the motion of a pendulum, a bungee jumper, a pole vaulter, etc |
1. should be able to define the terms:
heat, temperature, heat capacity, calorie absolute zero
Joule's equivalent of heat, latent heat of fusion, latent heat of vaporization, latent heat of sublimation, conduction, convection radiation
2. You should be able to convert temperature from one scale to another
3. You should be able to perform calorimetry related calculations.
4. You should be able to explain:
a. How a thermos bottle works?
b. Why the breeze at a beach is from sea to land during the day and land to sea at night?
c. Some consequences of thermal expansion such as buckling of pavements.
5. You should be able to state all the laws (0th, 1st, 2nd,and 3rd) of thermodynamics
6. You should know how to calculate the Carnot efficiency of a heat engine.
7. You should be able to describe the caloric theory of heat and how it was realized that heat is a from of energy (thermal energy).
8. What are the contributions of the following scientists?
James Joule, James Watt, Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), Carnot
9. You should be able to define entropy and state its consequences and its implications to machines, living organisms, the universe etc.
10. You should be familiar with the basic operations of heat engines, combustion engines, refrigerators, air conditioners, fuel cells etc.
11. You should be able to calculate the Carnot efficiency of heat engine.
Ch. 7: Electricity and Magnetism
Be able to state how an amber rod becomes negatively charged when rubbed with fur and glass rod becomes positively charged when rubbed with silk.(Static Electricty = Electrostatics)
Be able list some of the major accomplishments of:
Charles Du Fay, Benjamin Franklin ,Luigi Galvani , Allesandro Volta, Hans C. Oersted, Michael Faraday, Clerk Maxwell.
Be able to state coulomb's Law in words and mathematically
Be able to calculate the force of attraction and repulsion between two electric charges.
Be able to define and also calculate electric field.
Be able to state one major difference between magnetism and electrostatics.
Be able to state how magnets can be used as navigation devices by humans, migratory birds and even some micro organisms.
Be able to explain briefly what the following devices are, how they work, and how they are used in connection with some commonly used gadgets: Electromagnets, Electric Motors, Electric Generators Transformers (Electromagnetism)
Be able to state Ohm's Laws and use to calculate resistance(R), current(I), and Voltage(V) in simple DC circuits.
Be able to calculate the equivalent resistance of resistors in series and parallel
Be able to calculate the power and energy used by a resistor in a simple circuit.
Be able to define the following electric quantities and list the units and instruments used to measure them:
Voltage, Resistance, Current, Power (See Table 7-1)
Be familiar with the following terms, concepts, laws, etc.
voltage, current resistance, Coulomb's Law , Ohm's Law
Coulomb, Ampere, Volt , Watt, Ohms, electroscope, serendipity, Watt-hour-meter,
Ohmmeter, Ammeter Voltmeter, Galvanometer, battery electric motor, electric generator, superconductor