Module 06 — Heat and Particles
Module 06 changes scale several times. Sorting each lesson into a bucket keeps the vocabulary from blending together.
06.01, 06.02, and 06.04: temperature, heat transfer, phases, and calorimetry.
06.05 through 06.07: models of the atom, photons, spectra, and the photoelectric effect.
06.08B and 06.09: changes in nuclei, relativity, and evidence about the universe.
06.09B, 06.10, and 06.11: engineering submission, DBA, and exam.
Which lesson is the hands-on or virtual heat-transfer lab?
06.04 Thermal Energy Lab.
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The first move is thermal physics: temperature, heat transfer, phase changes, and a calorimetry lab. The second is the atom: historical models, the modern probability model, ions, isotopes, and bonding. The third is quantum and nuclear physics: photons, spectra, the photoelectric effect, fission, fusion, and decay. The last move is scale: special relativity, evidence for cosmic expansion, the DBA, and the module exam.
Expect temperature conversion and expansion in 06.01; sensible and latent heat in 06.02 and 06.04; photon, wavelength, momentum, and photoelectric calculations in 06.06 and 06.07; mass-energy in 06.08B; and gamma, time dilation, length contraction, and Hubble's law in 06.09. Write the unknown and SI unit before choosing an equation.
Do not memorize the whole list today.
Add each formula only when its lesson explains the symbols and units.
A constant without units is easy to misuse. Keep J, kg, K, Hz, m, and s attached.
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Dalton's solid atom, Thomson's embedded electrons, Rutherford's nucleus, and Bohr's fixed energy levels are historical steps. The modern model uses quantum states and probability orbitals, not tiny planets following classical paths. Later lessons use wave and particle descriptions because each predicts different experimental results.
06.04 is a thermal-energy lab report. 06.06B is a written atomic-spectra response. 06.08B asks for five nuclear-process models. 06.09B finishes the three-part engineering project by comparing two researched solutions. 06.10 is the instructor conversation and reflection. 06.11 is the 80-point module exam.
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