Chapter 7 ELEMENTS OF THERMODYNAMICS

THERMODYNAMICS

Temperature and thermal equillibrium.Thermometers and temperature scales. Thermal expansion. Heat and internal energy. Mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation.

Laws of thermodynamics. 1st law: energy conservation.Types of thermodynamic processses: isobare, isochore, isotherme, adiabatic. 2nd law of thermodynamics. Entropy. Engines and refrigerator. 3rd principle of thermodynamics. Arrow of time.

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Additional bibliography
H. D. Young, R. A. Freedman - Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics Technology Update (lb. engleza)
Pearson - 2013
pg.551-686