JOURNAL ARTICLE

Using Renewable Energy to Teach Conservation of Energy in Introductory Physics.

  • Published In: Physics Teacher, 2023, v. 61, n. 8. P. 691 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Burkholder, Eric W. 3 of 3

Abstract

Though this course was calculus based, the problems are usable in algebra-based college courses and high school courses. Conclusions I have presented five problems that use ideas of conservation of energy, power, efficiency, chemical potential energy, and dimensional analysis in the context of renewable energy and sustainable agriculture applications. I have had great success using these problems in our introductory physics course and believe that the use of these problems makes conservation of energy seem far more relevant to students than more traditional problems. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Physics Teacher. 2023/11, Vol. 61, Issue 8, p691
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Power and Energy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0031-921X
  • DOI:10.1119/5.0136391
  • Accession Number:173176782
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