Hey everyone, just a quick post for now. I worked over the weekend on a lab for thermodynamics on a lab where I measured the thermal expansion of three metals (copper, aluminum, and steel) and compared the measured values to the experimental values. It is actually very elementary stuff equation-wise, but interesting never-the-less. It is also interesting to point out this stuff is around us all the time. You ever see those "cracks" in the bridge? Yea, cement expands and contracts.
Lab 4
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14 October 2010
07 October 2010
Timeline: 07 October 2010
Morning
First lab was a Classical Mechanics alb where we worked on a cylinder rolling down a plank. We tried to pinpoint the angle at which the cylinder started to slip instead of just rolling. We did this for two cylinders. We then put a mass in static equilibrium and measured the various angles, lengths, and what have you.
Afternoon
In Thermodynamics lab, we found out that every Monday for the rest of the semester we will have to hand in a lab. We have piles of various lab procedures throughout the lab to look for labs to do, but I just finished out my Classical Mechanics lab in this time so I could hand it in.
Evening
Went to work from 4 to 8 PM, then came back home and played some Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing (with Banjo-Kazooie). It is quite fun of a game.
Documents
The lab report I handed in today is attached below to browse, and also available here for download.
Work Done by Air Drag
First lab was a Classical Mechanics alb where we worked on a cylinder rolling down a plank. We tried to pinpoint the angle at which the cylinder started to slip instead of just rolling. We did this for two cylinders. We then put a mass in static equilibrium and measured the various angles, lengths, and what have you.
Afternoon
In Thermodynamics lab, we found out that every Monday for the rest of the semester we will have to hand in a lab. We have piles of various lab procedures throughout the lab to look for labs to do, but I just finished out my Classical Mechanics lab in this time so I could hand it in.
Evening
Went to work from 4 to 8 PM, then came back home and played some Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing (with Banjo-Kazooie). It is quite fun of a game.
Documents
The lab report I handed in today is attached below to browse, and also available here for download.
Work Done by Air Drag
18 September 2010
Timeline: 17 September 2010
Morning
Ah, Friday morning. The start of a day where everyone is thinking about the end of the day and wouldn't care less if the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM were sucked into a black hole that only affected time. Anyway, my classes were for the most part fine. I found out that I got a 100 on my Classical Mechanics lab, which sort of surprised me. I was only informed via email, so I do not know if any corrections were made.
Afternoon
Finished off some homework involving entropy for Thermodynamics and attended my three classes. Nothing of note went on.
Evening
Work from 3:30 - 8 PM, where I started out in the basement and was then moved up to the hell hole that is the Tween/Teen section. Needless to say, the hours drag on as slow as they possibly could. The rest of the night was full of finishing off homework after browsing Netflix Instant Queue which had nothing on it.
Ah, Friday morning. The start of a day where everyone is thinking about the end of the day and wouldn't care less if the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM were sucked into a black hole that only affected time. Anyway, my classes were for the most part fine. I found out that I got a 100 on my Classical Mechanics lab, which sort of surprised me. I was only informed via email, so I do not know if any corrections were made.
Afternoon
Finished off some homework involving entropy for Thermodynamics and attended my three classes. Nothing of note went on.
Evening
Work from 3:30 - 8 PM, where I started out in the basement and was then moved up to the hell hole that is the Tween/Teen section. Needless to say, the hours drag on as slow as they possibly could. The rest of the night was full of finishing off homework after browsing Netflix Instant Queue which had nothing on it.
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