The animation illustrates a landmark experiment performed by James Joule in England in the 1840's. We present here only a single frame from one of four versions of the animation used in the course. The actual animations make sense only in the context of the discussion of system boundaries presented in the course, which is beyond the scope of this preview. We thought you might, however, like to see this single frame to get a further sense of the types of resources available to students in the course. Most pages in the course Web site include audio narrations which present the key concepts of that portion of the lesson.
Students can listen to the audio, read the text on the pages, or both.
A sample narration from the start of Lesson 2 of the course is included below. If you wish to listen to this audio clip, you will need RealPlayer software from RealNetworks . In the actual course, detailed instructions for acquiring, installing and testing RealPlayer are provided. There is no cost associated with acquiring the basic version of RealPlayer used with this course. Click here or on the audio button to the left to hear a sample narration from the start of Lesson 2 of the course.