ASSIGNMENT
A. Choose one of the Internet Research Topics (I RT) for Chapter 6 and answer it with a short essay using the guidelines given above. Internet Research Topics
B. Find and read an article on physics or technology from some serious website. Give the link to the article, and summarize the article, drawing connections to class and/or explaining what you do not understand about the article.
Pt Research Topics inter n-1 Where is magnetic levitation being used around the world, What 1. other places are considering adopting it? Can you find Web pages i that say it is not as good an idea as others think? What kind of magnets do they use?
2. Some people regard Tesla as one of the greatest geniuses of all time In his later years, he claimed to have invented ways of transmitting time. electric power without wires. See what you can find out about this. Why don’t we use these ideas today?
3. How long are the longest power transmission lines? Are people considering making them even longer? Why? Why not just put the source of power near where it is most needed, for example, near cities?
4. What kind of batteries are least expensive? Are there new develop-ments in batteries that will bring down the cost? Will batteries be a useful way to store intermittent electricity, such as electricity gener-ated by solar or wind plants?
