Math Internal Assessment
Math Internal Assessment
Processed data
room temperature: 30°C
Water
water cooling(initial T: 80°C)
15
10
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
time/m
cooling heating
Milk
milk cooling(initial T: 80°C)
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
time/m
cooling heating
Sprite
sprite cooling(initial T: 80°C)
15
temperature/°C
10
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
time/m
cooling heating
Calculation
By using the formula:
−kt
T (t)=T s +(T o – T s)e
t = time,
Ts = Surrounding temperature
To = Temperature at time 0
−2 k 47
ln (e )=ln
50
47
−2 k =ln
50
47
ln
50
k=
−2
By calculator
k ≈ 0.0309
Cooling down
Heating up
Average:
Cooling / °C Heating / °C
Water : 0.0270 0.0297
Milk : 0.0172 0.0176
Sprite : 0.0241 0.0244