MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS
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This paper defines some mechanical engineering concepts including hydraulics, pressure vessels and heating loads. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTmeceng.rtf

Mercury: The Hottest Planet?
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A 3 page overview of the reasons behind the common misperception that Mercury is the hottest planet in its solar system because of its proximity to the Sun. This paper points out the recent discovery of planets which are even closer to the Sun as well as the fact that Venus (which is further from the Sun than Mercury) is actually hotter. The reason for that phenomenon is explained. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPmercur.rtf

Natural Gas as a Fuel in Diesel Engines
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An 18 page paper discussing research in introducing natural gas as an enhancer for diesel fuel. Natural gas cannot fully substitute for any fuel in any type of internal combustion engine, but there have been attempts to use a pilot injection of diesel followed by injection of natural gas. The nature of natural gas is such that the diesel's continuous air supply is detrimental. The pilot diesel - natural gas combination has been successful in single-cylinder engines, but in no other diesel engines of any greater number of cylinders. Includes 2 diagrams and a chart. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSdieselNG.wps

Newton's Theory of Light # 2
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A 5 page overview. Though Isaac Newton's calculus and mechanical theory still holds firm after nearly 400 years of attempts to disprove them, about all that remains intact of Newton's theory of light is that sunlight is indeed a mixture of all the colors of the spectrum and can be split, as Newton demonstrated, into its separate physical components by means of a prism. Many still refer to him as the greatest scientist who ever lived, and the failure of his full theory of light to withstand the test of time and technological advances in investigative procedures and methods still does not detract from Newton's genius. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Light.wps

Newtonian Space-time
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This 5 page report discusses the theory of Sir Isaac Newton regarding space-time and that “true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably without relation to anything external.... Absolute space, in its own nature, without relation to anything external.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWnewtsp.wps

Nuclear Power
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A 4 page paper which examines nuclear power. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RApcnuc.rtf

Observable/Theoretical Distinction
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A 7 page paper which examines and analyzes Grover Mazwell’s essay “Theoretical Entities” and Bas van Fraassen’s text “A Defense of the Observational/Theoretical Distinction.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAthry7.rtf

Opals: A Consideration of Origin, Characteristics, and Enhancement Techniques
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An 8 page overview of the geological and physical characteristics of opals. As do all gemstones, opals vary significantly in value. This is determined both by the natural characteristics of the stone and by the degree of enhancement that is employed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPgemOpl.rtf

OUT FROM UNDER THE APPLE TREE: ISAAC NEWTON AND HIS IMPACT
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This 5 page paper examines Sir Isaac Newton and his part in the scientific revolution that impacted Europe during the late 1600s. The paper also discusses Newton's development of calculus, as well as his invention of the scientific method. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTnewton.rtf

Physics / Theories Explained
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A 5 page research paper that identifies the different branches of classical physics; identifies the two primary theories of modern physics and offers a brief description of advances made in the science during the 20th Century. Eightfold Way theory, or the theory of groupings, is explained. Bibliography included.
Filename: Physics.wps

Physics and the Catapult
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A 4 page discussion of the catapult. This paper describes the design of the catapult and how changing different aspects of that design can change its efficiency. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: PPcatapultAngle.rtf

Position Displacement & Distance Traveled By An Object
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A 7 page paper that provides an overview of these two elements as they relate to velocity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Velocity.RTF

Progress in Ancient Alchemy
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A 4 page discussion of the many inroads made by ancient alchemists. Although our modern world tends to scoff at alchemy, it involved not just the pursuit to turn other substances into gold but rather formed the rudiments of ancient science. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPalchem.rtf

Properties and Uses of Steel Beams
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A 7 page overview of steel beam used and selection criteria. General uses examined are applications in auto making; bridge construction and repair; and in building construction. Different properties are used in each of these broad applications, and the steel industry continues searching for greater alterations preserving steel's strength while providing less mass. Includes an appendix with 2 tables. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSsteelBeam.wps

Quantum Mechanics
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the progression from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics. This paper begins with the developments of Max Planck and considers a number of major theories, including Einstein's theory of relativity, and their application for quantum theory. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Quantum.wps

Radioactive Physics: Discovery and Application
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An 8 page overview of the discovery and importance of radioactive physics. Emphasizes that this discovery that alpha, beta, and gamma rays have unique qualities has resulted in the application of that knowledge in a diversity of applications, one of the most interesting of which is analytical techniques found in geoarchaeology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPradioa.rtf

Relativity
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Relativity is the science of putting the world into perspective. This 5 page paper explores the meaning of time as well as relativity as explained by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld in the book, The Evolution Of Physics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KTrltvty.wps