Physics Suite: Workshop Physics Activity Guide, Module 3

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.

• Module 1. Unit 1. Introduction and Computing.Unit 2. Measurement and Uncertainty.Unit 3. One-Dimensional Motion I-A Graphical Description.Unit 4. One-Dimensional Motion II-A Mathematical Description of Constant Acceleration.Unit 5. One-Dimensional Forces, Mass, and Motion.Unit 6. Gravity and Projectile Motion.Unit 7. Applications of Newton's Laws.Module 2.Unit 8. One-Dimensional Collisions.Unit 9. Two-Dimensional Collisions.Unit 10. Work and Energy.Unit 11. Energy Conservation.Unit 12. Rotational Motion.Unit 13. Rotational Momentum and Torque as Vectors.Unit 14. Harmonic Motion.Unit 15. Oscillations, Determinism, and Chaos.Module 3.Unit 16. Temperature and Heat Transfer.Unit 17. The First Law of Thermodynamics.Unit 18. Heat Engines.Module 4.Unit 19. Electric Fields.Unit 20. Electric Flux and Gauss' Law.Unit 21. Electrical and Gravitational Potential.Unit 22. Batteries, Bulbs, and Current Flow.Unit 23. Direct Current Circuits.Unit 24. Capacitors and RC Circuits.Unit 25. Electronics.Unit 26. Magnetic Fields.Unit 27. Electricity and Magnetism.Module 5.Unit 28. Radioactivity and Radon.Appendix A- Computer Spreadsheets and Graphs.Appendix B - Computer Data Acquisition Software and Hardware.Appendix C- Statistical Measures of Uncertainty.Appendix D- Graphing Data with Uncertainties-Error Bar and Eyeballs.Appendix E- Mathematical Modeling to Fit Data.Appendix F- Uncertainty Propagation-Uncertainties After Calculations.Appendix G- The Method of Least Squares Analysis.Appendix H- The VideoPoint Software.Appendix I- Introduction to Mathematica® and Maple®.Appendix J- Notation and Constants.Index.