ME321 - Fall 2009 Calendar (updated 11/6/09 *)

Blackboard

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

   Sept
 7
Labor Day
 8
Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts, Units, and Definitions
 9  10 11
 14
Chapter 2: Properties of Pure Substances
a) Phase Change, Property Tables and Diagrams
 15
Thermodynamic Properties Tables and Charts
 16  17
Chapter 2b) The Ideal Gas Equation of State
 18
quiz1
 21
Chapter 3: The First Law for Closed Systems
a) The Energy Equation for Closed Systems
 22
Chapter 3b) The Ideal Stirling Cycle Engine
 23  24  25
quiz2

 Oct

 28 Yom Kippur

Chapter 3c) The Air Standard Diesel Cycle Engine

 29  30  1
Chapter 3d) The Air Standard Otto Cycle Engine
2
quiz3
 5
Chapter 4: The First Law for Control Volumes
a) The Energy Equation for Control Volumes
 6
Chapter 4b) Steam Power Plants
 7
Visit to Sunpower, Inc.
Meet at Sunpower at 9:00 am
 8  9
quiz4

 12
last drop (WP/WF)

Chapter 4c) Refrigeration Systems

 13  14  15

 16
makeup quiz
take-home quiz1

Trip to Gavin Power Plant
Saturday 17th, CANCELLED!

 19
Take-home-quiz 1 due in class

Chapter 5: The Second Law of Thermodynamics

 20  21  22  23
quiz5
 26
Chapter 6: Entropy - A New Property
a) Defining and Evaluating Entropy
 27
Entropy Summary Sheet
 28

 29
Isentropic Processes Summary Sheet

Adiabatic Efficiency Summary Sheet

 30
quiz6

 

Halloween Weekend

 Nov

 2
Chapter 6b) Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines
 3  4  5 6
take-home quiz2

 9
Take-home-quiz 2 due in class

Begin Review

 10  11
Veterans Day
(no classes)
 12  13
 16
Last class
 17
Reading Day
 18
Final Exam
10:10 am - 12:10 pm
 19  20

* Note: this Calendar (by: izzi) is updated periodically