PHYS-106(a): General physics : thermodynamics

Lectures in this course (86)

Explores the microscopic view of entropy, discussing equilibrium, statistical entropy, irreversibility, and the second law of thermodynamics.

Covers the principles of thermal machines, focusing on heat pumps and their efficiency improvement.

Explores the history and operation of the Otto engine and its efficiency in relation to compression ratio.

Covers the thermodynamic cycle of a Diesel engine and its efficiency.

Explores thermal cycles in engines and heat pumps, including historical machines and power cycles.

Covers phase transitions, the P-T diagram, critical points, and latent heat.

Explores phase transitions, evaporation, boiling, coexistence of phases, and the Kelvin scale.

Explores pressure, temperature, and gas laws through historical experiments and detailed calculations.

Explores phase transitions, metastable states, nucleation, and practical applications like cloud seeding and superconductivity.

Covers the introduction to transport phenomena, diffusion, and thermal conduction in daily life.

Introduces transport phenomena, covering diffusion and thermal conduction in daily life.

Covers the mechanisms of transport and current density vectors in different quantities.

Explores Fick's law, diffusion equations, and real-life applications.

Explores heat propagation through conduction, convection, and radiation, including practical applications and material properties.

Explores heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation, with examples from daily life.

Covers the equations and methods used to describe heat transfers in a similar way to the analysis of diffusion.

Explores transport mechanisms in 3D, including diffusion and heat conduction equations.

Explores state variables, thermodynamic functions, and their importance in studying thermodynamic systems.

Explores the definition of temperature, the history of thermometers, and the wide range of modern temperature measurement devices.

Explores the choice of elastic and calorimetric coefficients in thermodynamics and their practical applications in everyday materials.

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