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Science for Materials 1

Synopsis
1: Introduces some fo the properties exhibited by fluids and materials which under conditions behave like a fluid: flow and viscostiy; buoyancy; hydrostatic pressure; and surface energy. Also covers extrusion, sand moulding and injection moulding.
2: How fast can a 38-tonne lorry travel up a 1-in-20 hill? Observations on the M1 motorway lead to the idea of power as the rate of doing work and later - as the complexity increases - using forces. Applies Newton’s Second Law and Hooke’s Law to analyse the motion of a mass bobbing on a spring.
3: The second law of thermodynamics: uses the analogy of balls on a snooker table to introduce the idea of entropy. A series of changes is presented, with the object of demonstrating that each change is in accord with the law.
Series
Materials: Engineering and Science, Course T203
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.
Year of production
1993
Availability
Sale; 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Documentation
Accompanying notes.
Subjects
Engineering; Physics
Keywords
entropy; fluid mechanics; laws of physics; materials science; thermodynamics

Credits

Producer
John Stratford
Contributor
Alison Tucker
Cast
Andy Greasley 
Carol Morris 
George Weidman 

Sections

Title
Fluids
Synopsis
1: Introduces some fo the properties exhibited by fluids and materials which under conditions behave like a fluid: flow and viscostiy; buoyancy; hydrostatic pressure; and surface energy. Also covers extrusion, sand moulding and injection moulding.

Title
Dynamic solutions
Synopsis
2: How fast can a 38-tonne lorry travel up a 1-in-20 hill? Observations on the M1 motorway lead to the idea of power as the rate of doing work and later - as the complexity increases - using forces. Applies Newton's Second Law and Hooke's Law to analyse t

Title
Entropy and the second law
Synopsis
3: The second law of thermodynamics: uses the analogy of balls on a snooker table to introduce the idea of entropy. A series of changes is presented, with the object of demonstrating that each change is in accord with the law.

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web
http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 1908 274066
Address
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Notes
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