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Main Field of Study and progress level:
Physics: First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: TH teknisk betygsskala
Responsible department: Department of Physics
Contents
The course begins with an introduction to basic concepts as temperature, thermal equilibrium, work, heat, heat capacity and enthalpy. A statistical approach is applied to some simple model systems in order to introduce the second law of thermodynamics formulated in terms of the entropy. Heat engines and refrigerators are discussed as well as internal combustion engines and steam engines. Finally, the concept of free energy is introduced and applied to phase transformations.
Required Knowledge
Classical Mechanics, or equivalent. A first course in multi-variable analysis.
Literature
Valid from:
2007 week 37
Schroeder Daniel V. An introduction to thermal physics San Francisco : Addison Wesley : cop. 2000 : x, 422 s. : ISBN: 0-201-38027-7 Search the University Library catalogue