Unit 4: Thermodynamics
Notes and Student Log
Unit 4 - Thermo Notes Package
Notes-1: Transforming Energy
Notes-2: Thermal Energy, Temperature and Heat OH MY!
Notes-3: Laws of Thermodynamics
Notes-4: Ideal Gases
Notes-5a: Ideal Gas Processes
Notes-5b: Ideal Gas Processes
Notes-6: Specific Heat, Latent Heat and Thermal Transfer
Notes-7: Thermal Expansion
Student Log - Unit 4 - Thermodynamics
Handout - Extra Equations and Tables
AP Standardized Test Questions - Please complete these as directed throughout the unit!
Homework: Read Intro to Thermo
Next Class: Intro to Thermo. Day 1: Transforming Energy and Thermal Energy/Temperature/Heat!
Homework: 3 x Readings Below!
Next Class: Quiz - Transforming Energy + The Laws of Thermodynamics
Homework: Worksheets 1st Law of Thermo and Heat Efficiency + Prep for Lab - How is your Gas mileage?
Next Class: Lab - How's my gas Mileage?
Homework: Finish Lab - How is your Gas mileage? (Due next class) + Reading - Kinetic Theory Gases
Next Class: Ideal Gases Day 4: Quiz - 1st Law of Thermodynamics + Ideal Gases + Deflategate!?!?! Did Brady do it???
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gases + MC: 2, 5, 7, 9, 21 -23, 27, 31, 38, 44, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 61-64, 73, 76, 78
Next Class: Ideal Gas Lab
Homework: Lab due next class!
Next Class: Ideal Gas Processes Part I Day 6: Quiz - Ideal Gases + Ideal Gas Processes Part I
Homework: Reading below!
Next Class: Ideal Gas Processed Part II
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics + MC: 1,3, 4, 8, 11-20, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 46, 49, 50, 54, 57, 59, 60, 66-72, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83
Next Class: Application Day!
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics + MC: 1,3, 4, 8, 11-20, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 46, 49, 50, 54, 57, 59, 60, 66-72, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83 + Reading Below
Next Class: Heat Flow, Specific Heat and Latent Heat
Homework: Worksheet - Specific and Latent Heat
Next Class: Thermal Expansion
Homework: Worksheet - Heat Transfer (Contains Thermal Expansion) + MC 6, 10, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 39, 42, 43, 53, 56, 58, 65, 81
Next Class: Revisit Efficiency of a Car + The Spectacularly Exploding Iceman
Homework: Review for Unit Test!
Next Class: Unit Test - Thermo!
Day 12: Unit Test - Thermo
Homework: Please Read the Wave's Review Package (use the video's to review if you need help!!)
Next Class: Time to Review (AP 1 Sound and Waves Basics) + Quiz - Sound and Waves Basics EXTRA: Note: There will be a quiz on Wave Basics (Review from AP Physics 1) Next Class!
Unit 4 - Thermo Notes Package
Notes-1: Transforming Energy
Notes-2: Thermal Energy, Temperature and Heat OH MY!
Notes-3: Laws of Thermodynamics
Notes-4: Ideal Gases
Notes-5a: Ideal Gas Processes
Notes-5b: Ideal Gas Processes
Notes-6: Specific Heat, Latent Heat and Thermal Transfer
Notes-7: Thermal Expansion
Student Log - Unit 4 - Thermodynamics
Handout - Extra Equations and Tables
AP Standardized Test Questions - Please complete these as directed throughout the unit!
- AP Physics Thermo - MC Questions
- AP Physics Thermo - FR Questions
- Thermo AP Review Notes #1
- Thermo AP Review Notes #2 - Things you Should Know for the AP Exam
- Video - Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
- Video - Specific Heat
- Video - Heat Transfer
- Video - Ideal Gas Laws
- Video - Laws of Thermodynamics
- Video: Thermal Processes 1 - Isobaric
- Video: Thermal Processes 2 - Isochoric
- Video: Thermal Processes 3 - Isothermal
- Video: Thermal Processes 4 - Adiabatic
- Video - A Heat Engine Can Use Heat to do Work. But It Can't Be Perfectly Efficient!
- Video - Anti-Heat Engines Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
- Video - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
- Video - Entropy
Homework: Read Intro to Thermo
Next Class: Intro to Thermo. Day 1: Transforming Energy and Thermal Energy/Temperature/Heat!
Homework: 3 x Readings Below!
Next Class: Quiz - Transforming Energy + The Laws of Thermodynamics
- Reading - 1st Law of Thermodynamics
- Reading - 1st Law of Thermodynamics KEY
- Reading - Heat Engines Efficiency
- Reading - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Homework: Worksheets 1st Law of Thermo and Heat Efficiency + Prep for Lab - How is your Gas mileage?
Next Class: Lab - How's my gas Mileage?
- Quiz - Transforming Energy - 1a, 1b, 1c
- Worksheet - 1st Law of Thermodynamics
- Worksheet - 1st Law of Thermodynamics KEY
- Worksheet - Heat Efficiency
- Worksheet - Heat Efficiency KEY
- Reading - Kinetic Theory of Gases
Homework: Finish Lab - How is your Gas mileage? (Due next class) + Reading - Kinetic Theory Gases
Next Class: Ideal Gases Day 4: Quiz - 1st Law of Thermodynamics + Ideal Gases + Deflategate!?!?! Did Brady do it???
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gases + MC: 2, 5, 7, 9, 21 -23, 27, 31, 38, 44, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 61-64, 73, 76, 78
Next Class: Ideal Gas Lab
- Quiz - 1st Law of Thermodynamics - 3a, 3b, 3c
- Activity - Deflategate (application of the Ideal Gas Law)
- Worksheet - Ideal Gases
- Questions - Ideal Gas Law
Homework: Lab due next class!
Next Class: Ideal Gas Processes Part I Day 6: Quiz - Ideal Gases + Ideal Gas Processes Part I
Homework: Reading below!
Next Class: Ideal Gas Processed Part II
- Quiz - Ideal Gases - 4a, 4b, 4c
- Reading - 1st Law Thermodynamic Processes
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics + MC: 1,3, 4, 8, 11-20, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 46, 49, 50, 54, 57, 59, 60, 66-72, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83
Next Class: Application Day!
- Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics
- Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics KEY
- Reading - The Carnot Cycle
Homework: Worksheet - Ideal Gas Processes and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics + MC: 1,3, 4, 8, 11-20, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 46, 49, 50, 54, 57, 59, 60, 66-72, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83 + Reading Below
Next Class: Heat Flow, Specific Heat and Latent Heat
- Handout - Expansion of an Ideal Gas into a Vacuum
- 2001 - The Body in a Vacuum
- Handout - The Body in a Vacuum
- Quiz - Ideal Gases Processes - 5a, 5b, 5c
- Reading - Heat Flow, Specific Heat and Latent Heat
- Reading - Heat Flow, Specific Heat and Latent Heat KEY
Homework: Worksheet - Specific and Latent Heat
Next Class: Thermal Expansion
- Activity - Flashes "Sole" Problem
- Activity - Flashes "Sole" Problem KEY
- Worksheet - Specific and Latent Heat
- Worksheet - Specific and Latent Heat KEY
Homework: Worksheet - Heat Transfer (Contains Thermal Expansion) + MC 6, 10, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 39, 42, 43, 53, 56, 58, 65, 81
Next Class: Revisit Efficiency of a Car + The Spectacularly Exploding Iceman
- Worksheet - Heat Transfer
- Worksheet - Heat Transfer KEY
- Quiz - Heat Transfer and Thermal Expansion - 6a, 6b, 6c
- Activity - Efficiency of a Car
- Activity - Efficiency of a Car KEY
- Review - Thermal Expansion + More Specific and Latent Heat Problems
Homework: Review for Unit Test!
Next Class: Unit Test - Thermo!
Day 12: Unit Test - Thermo
Homework: Please Read the Wave's Review Package (use the video's to review if you need help!!)
Next Class: Time to Review (AP 1 Sound and Waves Basics) + Quiz - Sound and Waves Basics EXTRA: Note: There will be a quiz on Wave Basics (Review from AP Physics 1) Next Class!