Thermodynamics

This week you will read the introductory chapters listed below for this first part and you will have to solve the associated problems in loncapa. You can also start the problems from the extended set 3 pertaining to this chapter.

  1. Introduction to Thermodynamics
  2. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  3. The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
  4. Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
  5. Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated
  6. Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
  7. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy
  8. Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Underlying Explanation

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