Workshop Physics Activity Guide Module 3

The Workshop Physics Activity Guide is a set of student workbooks designed to serve as the foundation for a two-semester calculus-based introductory physics course. It consists of four Modules, with a total of 28 units, that interweave text materials with activities that include prediction, qualitative observation, explanation, equation derivation, mathematical modeling, quantitative experiments, and problem solving. The modules help students understand the basis of knowledge in physics as interplay between observations, experiments, definitions, and mathematical theory. The inquiry-based activities in the modules give students the opportunity to work collaboratively to solve problems, while thinking critically to make predictions and observations. Students use a powerful set of computer tools to record, display, and analyze data, as well as to develop mathematical models of physical phenomena. The design of many of the activities is based on the outcomes of physics education research. Module 3 Unit 16 Heat and Temperature Unit 17 Principles of Thermodynamics Unit 18 Thermodynamics Processes and Heat Engines Unit 28 Radioactivity and Radon

Preface Module 1 Unit 1 Our Place in the Universe Unit 2 Measurement and Uncertainty Unit 3 Introduction to One-Dimensional Motion Unit 4 Motion with Constant Acceleration Unit 5 Force, Mass, and Motion Unit 6 Gravity and Projectile Motion Unit 7 Applications of Newton's Laws Appendix A Further Details on Statistics and Uncertainty Appendix B Notation and Reference Tables Index Preface Module 2 Unit 8 Momentum and Collisions in One Dimension Unit 9 Momentum and Collisions in Two Dimensions Unit 10 Work and Energy Unit 11 Energy Conservation Unit 12 Rotational Motion Unit 13 The Vector Nature of Rotational Motion Unit 14 Simple Harmonic Motion Unit 15 Oscillations, Determinism, and Chaos Appendix C Vector Multiplication Index Preface iv Module 3 Unit 16 Heat and Temperature 523 Unit 17 Principles of Thermodynamics 565 Unit 18 Thermodynamic Processes and Heat Engines 609 Unit 28 Radioactivity and Radon 653 Index I-1 Preface Module 4 Unit 19 Electric Forces and Fields Unit 20 Electric Flux and Gauss' Law Unit 21 Electric Potential Unit 22 Introduction to Electric Circuits Unit 23 Circuit Analysis Unit 24 Capacitors and RC Circuits Unit 25 Electronics Unit 26 Magnets and Magnetic Fields Unit 27 Electricity and Magnetism Index