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Forces of Nature

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Forces of Nature Chats

Topic and Chat Schedule for Summer 2021

Date Topic Understanding Physics Faraday
Forces of Nature
Experiment Options
TBD The Subject Matter of Physics and The Nature of Scientific Enquiry Intro, Chapter 1 Background on Faraday Lab Methods, Lab Reports
Measurement and Error
TBD Kinematics and Dynamics Chapters 2 and 3 Lecture I Measuring Motion
Static Equilibrium
TBD Work, Energy, Momentum, and Power
Heat Energy
Chapters 4 and 5 Lecture II Mechanical Advantage
Elastic Collisions
Ideal Gases
Fourth of July Holiday TBD
TBD Heat Energy, Mechanical Energy
Electric Charge
Chapters 6 and 7 Lecture III Electric Motors
Static Charge: Electroscopes
TBD Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Matter and Molecules
Chapters 8 and 9 Lecture IV Magnetic Fields
Speed of Light
Identifying Composition
TBD/td> Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure Chapters 10 and 11 Lecture V Radiometry
Geiger Counters
TBD Nuclear Physics and Gravity Chapters 12 and 13 Lecture VI Cloud Chamber
Gravitational Acceleration
TBD Looking Forward Chapter 14 Experimental Design