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Table of contents

Slide 1

Heat and Work: Part 1

Energy in the News

US Household Energy Use

First Law of Thermodynamics

Heat and Work

First Law Summarized

Bicycle Pump

Movement of a Piston

Temperature Scales

Relationship of Temperature and Heat

Reference Points for Temperature

Specific Heats

Thermal Energy (Thermal Mass)

Energy in Water Phase Change

Water Phase Change-Another Picture

Heat Transfer

Conduction

Heat Flow Equation

Convection

Slide 21

Mechanically Aided Convection

Passive Convective System

Insulation: How it works

Light: The Spectrum

Emission or Radiation of Heat

Spectrum-Detailed Divisions

Earth and Sun Radiate Differently

Emissivity of Windows

All Three Methods at Once

Energy Savings from Thermostat Changes

Solar Heater: Active or Passive?

Slide 33

Efficient Windows: How do they work?

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