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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 the deck reschedules each card at staged intervals, from the next day out to three weeks.
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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