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March

 

è 1st

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

è 7th

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

è 14th

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

è 21st

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

è 28th

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

An outline of topics to be addressed each day is presented below. This list is not complete; additional items are covered for most classes. If students are absent, they should consult these pages and check with the instructor concerning material missed. 

Monday

 

Last month

 

Tuesday

 

Finish Labs

 

Wednesday

 

New teams - 3 total

 

Brenna, Andy A, Andy B

ZZ, Owen, Nick

Michael, Brian, Erin

 

20% of grade is participation

 

Homework assignments past due will no longer be accepted after next class, which is the end of the marking period

Reminder: 4 points per day late penalty: Division Late Policy

 

Video:(about 7 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4

    

Thursday

 

 Handout with data for electrolytic capacitors

 

n  Solution for quiz 3-1

 

Friday

 

n  Finish lab

 

Monday

 

n  No class

 

Tuesday

 

n  Solution for quiz 3-1

    Ø   Each question worth 1 point each, each extra credit worth 1 point each

    Ø   Grades ranged from 76 to 100

n  Rest of assignments graded and returned

    Ø   Most of points lost were for being late (division policy is 4 points per day - see not on site)

    Ø   AS 8-1: only the first problem graded - how to handle ground was not covered - will be covered this week

n  Finish the lab

     

Wednesday

 

 

n  Solar Energy video: 28 minutes: http://www.altestore.com/store/webinar/Educational-Video-Solar-Electricity-Basics-w6053/

 

Thursday

 

n  Solar Electric

n  Visit to solar array facility on campus

 

Friday

 

Spring Break

 

Monday

 

Spring Break

 

Tuesday

 

Spring Break

 

Wednesday

 

Spring Break

 

Thursday

 

Spring Break

 

Friday

 

Spring Break

 

Monday

 

Spring Break

 

Tuesday

 

Spring Break

 

Wednesday

 

Spring Break

  

Thursday

 

n  The schedule: We are behind - snow, etc, also missing 3 days in April because of ISAS - let's try and get back on schedule

n  Review of Chapter 9: Magnetism

n  Demonstrations

    Ø   Magnetic field lines

    Ø   N and S poles of a magnet using a Google compass

    Ø   Generation of current using magnet and wire (Faraday's discovery)

n  Video: 15 minutes

      Relays: Chapter 9: Magnetism

      Motors: Chapter 11 (DC) and 13 (AC)

     Transformers: Chapter 12: Transformers

n  Read chapter 10, Generators for next class

    Ø   HW 4-1

    Ø    I will summarize the chapter and then we will do some labs starting with chapter 9

 

Friday

 

No Class

 

Monday

 

n  The schedule: We are behind - snow, etc, also missing 3 days in April because of ISAS - let's try and get back on schedule

n  Demonstrations

    Ø   Magnetic field lines

    Ø   N and S poles of a magnet using a Google compass

    Ø   Generation of current using magnet and wire (Faraday's discovery)

n  Video: 15 minutes

      Relays: Chapter 9: Magnetism

      Motors: Chapter 11 (DC) and 13 (AC)

     Transformers: Chapter 12: Transformers

n  Read chapter 10, Generators for next class

    Ø   HW 4-1

    Ø    I will summarize the chapter and then we will do some labs starting with chapter 9

n  Chapter 10, Generators

n  Read Chapter 11: DC Motors for next class

 

Tuesday

 

n  Generators: Chapter 10

    Ø   Generators concept

    Ø   Hydroelectric power video: http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_hooverelec/

n  DC motors: Chapter 11

    Ø   DC Motors concept

    Ø   DC motors demonstration

n  Read Chapter 11: DC Motors for next class

n  HW 4-2

n  Work on assignments

    Ø   HW 4-1: Due today

    Ø  HW 4-2: Due 3-30

    Ø  HW 4-3: Due 3-31

 

Wednesday

 

n  Types of ground

     Ø   Earth

     Ø   Electrical

n  Voltage Divider Circuits

     Ø   Later chapter

     Ø   I will cover next class

n  Read chapter 12: Transformers for next class

 

Thursday

 

n  AC Video, about 100 minutes, covers topics in

     Ø   Chapter 13: AC Motors

     Ø   Chapter 14: Inductance and RL circuits

     Ø   Chapter 15: Capacitance and RC circuits

n  Relays (and solenoids)

    Ø   Relays: An Introduction, 1 minute, 32 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_IJVK0TSUQ&feature=relmfu

    Ø   How relays work: 1 minute, 27 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz4X5umfNkQ&NR=1

    Ø   Relays: How to Wire, 3 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkG22KgciwY

n  Chapter 12: Transformers

n  HW 4-3

n  HW 4-4 (due next Tuesday)

 

Friday

 

No Class