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Week 4

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Week 4 Session Reading and Homework
Monday, Oct 20th 9:00-11:30 Math and Physics Lecture

Reading:
Exponential Functions: Precalculus 2.1
First Law of Thermodynamics:
H&R 19.9-19.10 and Laws 17.6
In Class:
Exponential Growth and Decay

1:00-3:00 Chemistry Workshop

Reading:
Classification of matter Z. p. 26-30
Percent composition of compounds p. 93-95
Limiting reagent Z p. 113-120
Petroleum and natural gas Z p. 268
Catalytic converter Z. p. 590-591 and 594 Isomerism in alkanes Z. p. 1045-1049
Air pollution (AP) module Session 1 p. 1-2
AP Exploration (Exp) 1A p. 2-3
Read Gasoline and Air Quality in Chevron Motor Gasoline Technical Review. Go to the air pollution site at http://chemistry.beloit.edu and follow the links.
Read Exp. 1B p. 5-9
Read Session 2 p. 22-23
Read Exp. 2A p. 24

In class:
Fill in rest of table on page 14 of the Air Pollution module
Do Exp. 2A # 1, 3, 4, 5 a, c, d, 7-14, 17 a, b (compare your answer to the volume of a typical swimming pool that is 25 m long, 25 m wide and 2 m deep)
Do Exp. 2B #2-11

Homework:
Do Exp. 1A Preparing for Inquiry AP p.3. Both take a field trip to a local gas station, and take a 'virtual' field trip on-line to a gas station near Los Angelos (again, see the http://chemistry.beloit.edu website).
Do AP Exp. 1A #1-3
Do AP Exp. 1B # 1 and 6 - 28

Optional Tutoring Session3:00-4:00 in Long House 1007 Precalculus, Physics and Chemistry Help
Tuesday, Oct 21st

9:00-4:00
Joint Physics and Chemistry Lavs

Reading:
H&R 20.1-20.3
Laws 17.8-17.10
Z. Chapter 5

In Lab:
Laws 17.8-17.10
Lab Handout on P vs Mass dependence

Chemistry Homework Due:
Z. Ch. 3 #31-34, 45, 46, 51, 52, 86-92

Wednesday,
Oct 22nd

9:30-12: 30 Calculus Lecture/Workshop

Reading:
Logarithms: Precalculus 2.2-2.3
Logaritmic Scaling Workshop


Precalculus Homework Due:

Ex 1.5 #2,6,7,9,16,20
Ex 2.1 #2,3,7,15 (This may be easier after Monday's class)
Solutions

Physics Homework Due:

H&R p 449 Q9, Q11,Q12,58E, 62P, 67
Extra Question
A hot tub that has a 4 square meter surface is kept at a temperature of 40 degrees celsius. At what rate does it lose energy to the environment when the the temperature outside is 0 degrees celsius. Assume the emissivity of water is 1.

Optional Tutoring Session

1-2 Algebra Help with Angelia in Lab1 1050
1:30-2:30 Chemistry with Jon in Lab 1 2033
2:00-3:00 Physics and Precalc Help in Lab1 2033

` 9:00-11:00 Chemistry Workshop

Reading:
· AP Exp. 1D p. 15-19 and other pro and con oxygenated fuel readings you find at http://chemistry.beloit.edu and other web sites.
· Listen to car talk excerpts if we haven't already done it in lab on Tuesday (use links on module web page at chemistry.beloit.edu-if you have trouble, you can do it in the CAL)

Homework:
· Do Exp. 1C #7
· Do Air Pollution page 21 # 2
· Any problems from the last chemistry workshop that you did not finish.

In class: We will use stoichiometry to generate of model of emissions as a function of equivalence ratio. We will also compare our model to models generated using equilibrium calculations.
· Do AP Exp. 2C # 1-8
· Do Sess. 2 Making the link Page 38-39 #

Take Home Test handed out

Due in Class:
Physics Lab book -- including sheets from Laws
Workshop Physics. This should include all labs from the first three weeks.

12:30-2:30 Seminar Reading: Research Information on Solutions to Global Warming