ESCI201 Chapter 3

Here are the topics for Chapter 3:

3A Systems thinking:

• system and surrounding
• force
• conservative force
• non-conservative force
• mass
• newton
• simple machine
• pulley
• work
• kinetic energy
• mechanical energy
• potential energy
• conservation of energy
• elastic potential energy
• joule
• power
• energy vs power
• watt
• mechanical power
• rolling resistance

3B Power vs Energy:

• electricity
• atom
• molecule
• energy density
• calorie
• british thermal unit
• barrels of oil equivalent
• quad
• horsepower

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