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Syllabus


Announcements
Final Exam Schedule

Date
Event
Materials
01: Aug 20
Class Initialization
Raft Race Rules

Lab Safety Regulations

Connections

The Lyon Honor Pledge



Homework for next class

(1) Read instructions for Lab01

(2) get a reference related to the topic
you will used this part of your paragraph.


02: Aug 27
Lab 01
 Black vs White
Temperature vs time for heating and cooling

Lab setup image
Instructions
Helper

Connections


Domination
Dominators

Labor Day Holiday: Sept 02

03: Sept 03
Lab 02
blackbody radiation
Newton's law of cooling
Evaporation as cooling
Instructions
Helper
Connections

Evaporation Data Video
05: Sept 10
Lab 03
Measurement of motion
of the Sun.

Instructions

Connections

Motion of the sun during one summer morning
A simple way of measuring the angle of the sun
The tilt of the earth gives seasons
04: Sept 17
Lab 04
Eating Pizza successfully

Proposed Pizza day
Academic Honesty Discussion
Group Motto: Conquer the World
Group mascot: Penguin
Group Card
[1][2]

Our Shadow
                Measurements
06: Sept 24
Lab 05
What is energy?
Solar constant
Energy , Solar Constant and example calculations
08: Oct 01
Lab 06
What is heat?
Comparison of specific heats
Specific heats: getting into hot water

Calculation of relative  heat capacities
Oct 03
Thursday
Spragins House Lunch at  12:00
07: Oct 08
Lab 07
Density of water as a function of temperature
Instructions
Hot water floats on cold water: the movie
Hot on Cold: the encore

Barry's Thermometer

Domination


Fall Break: Oct 14-Oct 15

09: Oct 22
Lab 08
Thermocline persistence

Instructions

Graphical Analysis

Our Thermocline
                Data

thermocline a

thermocline b
Oct 23
Service Day:Oct 23
White River Cleanup
10: Oct 29
Lab 09
Thermosiphon speed measurement
(If rainy, then lab 10)
Discussion: Shall we present?
You can make your own solar panel but ...
11: Nov 05
Lab 10


Tibetan Monks

12: Nov 12
Lab 11

our solar panel heat engine
2019 initial installation of my solar heater for my home
(there is more to be done)
[1] [2] [3] [4]
Oh yea! The idea is the leaves fall off of the trees blocking the sun when we need heat from the panels.
12: Nov 19
Lab 12
Putting it all together
The elements of a functioning thermal solar system
Solar Panel Operation (November 12, 2019)
Calculation of Power of collection


heating water



Helper

Thermal
                    Solar Panel in sub-zero temperatures
14: Nov 26
Lab 13
Extensions to home pressurized water heating
Water tank connections
Thermal Siphon Measurement Video
Pumping Speed Calculation
Answers to some questions
Connections for pressurized systems
How we did our connections

2019: Hot input to water tank

2019: Cold output connections

15: Nov 26
Lab 14
 Extensions to home heating
Home Heating
Fully wrapped Solar panels for
winter 2019 [1:2:3]


Inside house radiator system


Thanksgiving Break: Nov 27 - Dec 01
16: Dec 03
Lab 15
Terminal class
Conclusions
The penultimate student-produced document


Classes terminate: Dec 06


Final Exams: Dec 09 - Dec 12