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Open Stax: Conservation of Energy
In the following tutorial, students will learn about the law of conservation of energy. They will read about some of the many forms of energy. They will understand the definition of efficiency of an energy conversion process as the...
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Open Stax: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter explains what happens during a one-dimensional elastic collision, what internal kinetic energy is and how it can be expressed, and how to...
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Open Stax: Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses collisions in two dimensions, what point masses are, how to calculate the conservation of momentum, what happens when two...
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Open Stax: Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
From a chapter on Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter examines collisions of rotating objects in two dimensions and what happens at the point of collision. Includes examples,...
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Open Stax: Density
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter defines density, explains how to use a known density to find the mass of a substance, and compares different densities. Includes examples, questions,...
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Open Stax: Colonial Societies 1500 1700: Spanish Exploration & Colonial Society
Examines the establishment of Spanish settlements in America, the differences between them, and the conflicts the Spanish had with other European interests and with the native peoples.
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Open Stax: College Physics: Heat
In this section of the textbook, find information about how heat and work transfer energy. Also understand how a heat transfer is related to temperature and what mechanical equivalent of heat relates to work and heat transfer. Book can...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Viscosity and Laminar Flow: Poiseuille's Law
Understand the difference between laminar and turbulent flow and what fluid viscosity is by studying this section of a College Physics textbook. Section includes how to use Poiseuille's law to calculate fluid flow in a tube. Section also...
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Open Stax: Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
In this section of the textbook, learn about the second law of thermodynamics and how it relates to the function of heat engine. Section will also explain how to calculate net work and efficiency of cyclical processes such as a heat...
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Open Stax: College Physics: The First Law of Thermodynamics
An online college physics textbook that explores the first law of thermodynamics by defining the processes of a simple heat engine. Section also describes the difference among isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, and adiabatic. Students will...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Radiation
In this section of a college textbook, the topic of radiation is explored. Understand how the process of radiation transfers heat. Also learn how to calculate the rate of heat transfer by using the Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation....
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Open Stax: Convection
In this section of a college textbook, the topic of convection is explored. Understand how the process of convection transfers heat. Also learn how to calculate the rate of heat transfer by convection. Section also includes problems and...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Temperature
A section dedicated to defining temperature. Learn the common misconceptions about temperature and how temperature is defined scientifically. Understand the temperature scales and how to convert between them. Also discussed is the zeroth...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
Learn about the increase or decrease of size of an object due to thermal expansion in this college textbook section. Understand how to calculate linear and volume expansion of an object as well as thermal stress. Section also includes...
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Open Stax: College Physics: The Ideal Gas Law
A section in a college textbook exploring the ideal gas law in relation to molecules and in terms of moles. Learn how to calculate the variables in the ideal gas law. Also become familiar with Avogadro's number and how to use it to...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Phase Changes
Learn about the phases of matter in this section of a college textbook. Section defines the phases of matter and discusses how to interpret a phase diagram. Also explored is partial pressures and Dalton's Law. Section also includes...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling
A college textbook section that explores vapor pressure, relative humidity, and dew point. Section reviews how to calculate values like percent relative humidity. Section also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to...
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Open Stax: College Physics: Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity
In this section of the textbook learn how to define and calculate flow rate. Also learn the differences and similarities between flow rate and fluid velocity. Section also relates flow rate to processes in the body like calculating flow...
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Open Stax: College Physics: The Most General Applications of Bernoulli's Equation
A section dedicated to the common application of Bernoulli's equation. Learn how to calculate both Torricelli's theorem and power in fluid flow. Also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure understanding....
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Open Stax: Challenges to Spain's Supremacy
This section of a chapter on "Early Globalization" identifies regions where the English, French, and Dutch explored and established settlements, describes the differences among the early colonies, and explains the role of the American...
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Open Stax: Charles Ii and the Restoration Colonies
From a chapter on "The English Empire," this section of the chapter analyzes the causes and consequences of the Restoration and identifies the Restoration colonies and their role in the expansion of the Empire.
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Open Stax: Antebellum Communal Experiments
Read this section of a chapter on "Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses" to identify similarities and differences among utopian groups of the antebellum era and explain how religious utopian communities differed from nonreligious ones.
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Open Stax: Chemical Bonds
Learn here about chemical bonds, a weak or strong electrical attraction that holds atoms in the same vicinity.
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Open Stax: The Cell Membrane
Learn here about the structure and function of the cell membrane.