Phy 213 Quiz 1 5 points each Fall 2004

1. Of what six components does a lab report consist?

2. In our sample lab, Experiment 0, “A Study of π”, we obtained a value of 2.94 for π. Given what you know about π, (namely, that it is well known to be an irrational number somewhere between 3.14 and 3.15), write a DOA (discussion of analysis) for this experiment .

3. What is the most important page in any lab experiment?

4. Name the three kinds of alternative sources of energy discussed in the Dr. Mallove CD?

5. Name the two institutions from which Dr. Mallove received his degrees.

6. Who invented the “Noble Gas Engine”?

7. The Noble gas engine was demonstrated in Gardena, California on November 18, 1968. Who was fiddling with the controls of the Noble gas engine when it blew up, killling one person and injuring 3 others?

8. Dr. Wilhelm Reich had a meeting with D. Einstein in 1941 at which he demonstrated some of his experiments. How long did this meeting last?

9. The energy source/ theory that Dr. Mallove calls “Environmental Energy” challenges which law of thermodynamics?

10. Science 101 is this: