Energy

Energy

1. Rules and Tools

   • Scientific Notations and Prefixes
     • Conversions
   • Inherent Error
     • Magnitude +- Unit
     • Standard Deviation and Standard Error of the Mean
     • Error Propagation
       • BP Oil Spill Lab
   • Sig Figs
   • Scientific Process is messy!
     • Lies, Damned Lies
       • Use critical reasoning!
     • Accuracy vs. Precision
     • Mystery Boxes

2. Energy in the Real World

   • "What You Need to Know about Energy"
     • Types of Energy Sources
       • Coal
         • 100s of years
       • Natural Gas
         • ~ 60 years
       • Alternatives
         • ~ 5 billion years
       • Nuclear
         • ~ 70 years
       • Oil
       • Feul Energy Lab
   • Types of Energy
     • Potential
       • Mechanical
       • Chemical
       • Gravitational
       • Electrical
       • Nuclear
     • Kinetic
       • Motion
       • Thermal
       • Sound
       • Electron Motion
       • Electromagnetic
     • Potential and Kinetic Energy Lab
       • KE =1/2mv^2
       • PEg = mgh
   • Energy is conserved...
     • but some is wasted as heat or sound.
   • U.S. Energy Grid
     • "The 21st Century Grid"
     • "10 Years After the Great Blackout... Weather"
     • Vulnerable
     • Outdated
     • "Squirrel Power"
     • "Ideas to Bolster Power Grid... Many Owners"
     • "As Worries ...Rise... Simuate Knockout Blow"
     • "Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits"
     • "Lifeline for Renewable Power"
   • ENERGY DEBATE
     • Oil Shale
     • Electric Cars

3. Energy on the Small Scale

   • Circuits
     • Voltage, Current, Resistance
       • Ohm's Law
         • V = IR
     • Parallel and Series
     • Circuits Lab
   • Electricity and Magnets
     • Motors
       • Battery Motors Lab
     • Generators
       • Steam Power
       • Hydroelectric
       • Power Plants
         • Lines, Substations, Transformer Drums
           • Home or Business