The Defining Equation of SHM Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is a fundamental oscillation which appears naturally in various phenomena, including: The swing of a pendulum A mass on a spring Guitar str...
Earth's Surface–Atmosphere System It is useful to consider Earth’s energy balance in terms of how much incoming energy from the Sun is used and how much is returned to space If incoming and outgoin...
Geometric Series How do I find the sum of a geometric series? A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence The following formulae will let you find the sum of the first...
Greenhouse Gases When radiation from the Sun hits the Earth, it is radiated back from the Earth's surface as long-wave radiation A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs this re-radiated radiation, t...
The Solar Constant Since life on Earth is entirely dependant on the Sun’s energy, it is useful to quantify how much of its energy reaches the top of the atmosphere This is known as the solar consta...
Black-Body Radiation Black body radiation is the name given to the thermal radiation emitted by all bodies (objects) All objects, no matter what temperature, emit black body radiation in the form o...
美国的名校，多少都有title傍身，最早我们熟悉的就是常春藤联盟（IVY League），虽说是以一个体育联盟的名义起家，但是依旧代表了美国私立教育的最高水准，很多人都以爬藤为目标。随着教育水平的提高、各个学校综...
Conduction Thermal energy transfers from hotter areas to cooler areas by the processes of: Conduction Convection Radiation Objects will always lose heat until they are in thermal equilibrium (same ...
Geometric Sequences What do I need to know about geometric sequences? In a geometric sequence, there is a common ratio between consecutive terms in the sequence You need to know the nth term...
