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Engineering physics flashcards

28 cards drawn from the 8 lessons of engineering physics: 10 definitions, 9 recall prompts, 1 off-sheet equation and 8 spot-the-error cards. Grade yourself, and each card comes back after a gap set by your answer, from the next day up to three months.

Year 13 · Engineering physics lessons · all 851 cards

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• Angular velocityDefine
• Moment of inertiaDefine
• State how the distribution of mass changes the moment of inertiaRecall
• Explain why a flywheel carries its mass at the rimRecall
• Acceleration along the arc at radius rEquation
• Rotational motion and the angular equationsSpot the error
• Moment of inertia and rotational kinetic energySpot the error
• TorqueDefine
• Angular momentumDefine
• State the principle of conservation of angular momentumRecall
• Explain why a skater speeds up as she pulls her arms inRecall
• Torque and angular accelerationSpot the error
• Angular momentum and rotational powerSpot the error
• State the first law of thermodynamicsRecall
• Isothermal changeDefine
• Adiabatic changeDefine
• State how work done is found from a p-V diagramRecall
• The first law and its sign conventionSpot the error
• Non-flow processes and p-V diagramsSpot the error
• State the efficiency of a heat engineRecall
• State the maximum theoretical efficiency of a heat engineRecall
• Explain why no heat engine can be 100% efficientRecall
• Indicated powerDefine
• Heat engines and their efficiencySpot the error
• Coefficient of performance of a refrigeratorDefine
• Coefficient of performance of a heat pumpDefine
• Combined heat and powerDefine
• Heat pumps and combined heat and powerSpot the error

The lessons these cards come from

• Rotational motion and the angular equations
• Moment of inertia and rotational kinetic energy
• Torque and angular acceleration
• Angular momentum and rotational power
• The first law and its sign convention
• Non-flow processes and p-V diagrams
• Heat engines and their efficiency
• Heat pumps and combined heat and power

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