PHYS-106(h): General physics : thermodynamics

Lectures in this course (69)

Provides a resolution to the problem faced by an astronaut wanting to surf the internet.

Introduces special relativity, covering time dilation, mass-energy equivalence, and thermodynamics, including ideal gas laws and phase transitions.

Explores the first law of thermodynamics, energy conservation, and work calculation in detail.

Covers atmospheric phenomena, vapor pressure, humidity, and animal metabolism scaling law.

Explores the rules for calculating different types of ideal gas transformations.

Introduces the second law of thermodynamics, discussing Clausius and Kelvin-Planck statements and their practical implications.

Explores the Carnot cycle's efficiency and compares it with an auto-reversible engine.

Explores the Otto and Diesel cycles in internal combustion engines.

Explores entropy, irreversible processes, reversible cycles, and the significance of reversible thermodynamic processes.

Explores entropy, ideal gases, Carnot cycle, and T-S diagrams in thermodynamics.

Explores entropy, order, and disorder in systems, emphasizing the role of metabolism in maintaining order in living organisms.

Delves into the statistical definition of entropy and its implications in natural processes.

Reviews heat transfer mechanisms, entropy, and thermodynamic potentials in relation to equilibrium and Carnot cycles.

Explains the approach of open systems to thermodynamic equilibrium and the concept of potential chemical.

Explores the rules for approaching equilibrium in closed systems and the minimization of thermodynamic potentials.

Discusses equilibrium between phases, the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, and specific Gibbs free energy.

Explores heat transfer mechanisms, focusing on conduction and diffusion, and how different materials affect thermal conductivity.

Explores heat transfer by convection and the implications of Newton's law.

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