General Physics for Bio-Science Majors 171.103

Notes by Collin Broholm

for lecture given 12/8/97

 
• Efficiency of reversible cyclic thermodynamic processes
  • Converting heat to work
  • Working to Heat
  • Working to Cool
  • The Stirling engine
• Properties of Solids
  • Stress and Strain
    • Youngs Modulus
    • Poisson Ratio
    • Bulk Modulus
    • Shear Stress
  • Thermal Expansion
  • Thermal Conduction
    • Heating a House
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