Monday, May 10, 2010

Physics: Thermodynamics Topics

- Temperature and Heat

*Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium

*Thermometers and Temperature Scales

*Thermal Expansion

*Heat Transfer, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry

*Phase Changes

*Mechanisms of Heat Transfer

- Kinetic Theory of Gases

*Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas

*Pressure and Temperature

*Heat Capacity and Equipartition of Energy

*Distribution of Molecular Speeds

- First Law of Thermodynamics

        *Thermodynamic Systems

*Thermodynamic Processes

*Work, Heat and Internal Energy

- Second Law of Thermodynamics

*Heat Engines

*Entropy