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Thermodynamics - Chapter Outline




Topics to be completed in the late Fall/ early Winter of 2010-2011 school year. Check back periodically or view our FaceBook page for updates on progress.




Lesson 1: Particulate Models of Matter

  1. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
  2. Gas Pressure, Temperature and Volume
  3. Kinetic Energy and Temperature
  4. Condensed States: Solids and Liquids
  5. Phase Changes

Lesson 2: Thermodynamic Processes

  1. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  2. Adiabatic Processes
  3. Isothermal Processes
  4. >Heat Engines

Lesson 3: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

  1. The Natural Direction of Energy
  2. Energy Conservation and Energy Dispersal
  3. Entropy at the Particulate Level
  4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  5. Energy Usefulness