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11376 (v.4) Energy and Technology 202



 

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Workshop:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11371 (v.4) Measurement Science 101
Mechanical energy - kinetic and potential energy, gravitation, friction, conservation of momentum and energy. Heat energy - nature of heat, sources of heat, thermal properties of matter, heat transfer and losses. Technological applications - for example,air conditioning and refrigeration systems, insulation. Electrical energy - charge, potential, current, resistance. Circuit operations, power, generation, transmission, conservation. Nuclear energy - atomic structure, the nucleus, binding energy, conservation of mas energy, fission, fusion, nuclear reactors, problems/benefits of nuclear power.


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