group Small Group Activity
30 min.
thermodynamics intensive extensive temperature volume energy entropy
Students generate a list of properties a glass of water might have. The class then discusses and categorizes those properties.group Small Group Activity
30 min.
groups Whole Class Activity
10 min.
There are two versions of this activity:
As a whole class activity, the instructor cuts a pumpkin in order to produce a small volume element \(d\tau\), interspersing their work with a sequence of small whiteboard questions. This version of the activity is described here.
As a small group activity, students are given pineapple rounds and pumpkin wedges to explore area volume elements in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems. In this version of the activity, the fruit is distribued to the students with appropriate children's pumpkin cutting equipment, as part of activities Vector Differential--Curvilinear, Scalar Surface and Volume Elements, or Vector Surface and Volume Elements.
face Lecture
30 min.
group Small Group Activity
10 min.
assignment Homework
assignment_ind Small White Board Question
5 min.
assignment Homework
group Small Group Activity
5 min.