Friday, October 24, 2008

Circuit Gizmo


Click here, have your exloration guide sheet ready.
Must turn in MONDAY for credit.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ch 4 Review

Remember your sig figs ... if your answer doesn't agree w/ mine, check that first.
1. 510 W
2. 5 m
3. Work = Fd, energy=ability to do work, measured in Joules, power = work/time = J/s = watt
4. 110 kJ
5. 110 kJ
6. 8.4 J
7. 800 J
8. 6.7 x 10^11 J
9. a) 1.58x10^17 J
b) same
10. a, b, and c are 5 J
d and e are 2.5 J
f) 4.5x10^16J
11. as velocity increases, time slows down because the speed of light is constant
12. see Einstein's big idea website
13. mass becomes infinite, energy required to move the mass also becomes infinite
14. gravity = distortion in spacetime
15 and 16 - see textbook.

Monday, October 13, 2008

EINSTEIN Website link


Click here for the companion web site to the movie in class.
Especially, look at the "Theory behind the equation" article.
But also check out whatever else interests you!

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Answers to Power in Flowing Energy

starting with number 2...

2.
a) 1,800 J
b) 450 watts
3.
a) 60,000 J
b) 2,000 W; 2.68 hp
4.
a) 37,000 J with correct sig fig
b) 20 W with correct sig fig
5. 200 W
6.
a) 1.4 hours
b) 8,640,000 J
c) 17.3 apples
7.
a) 98,000 J
b) 98,000 W; 131 hp
8. 3.33 W