thermodynamics

week 01

Class 01 (March 29, 2021): Logistics, Introductions, Ideal Gas Law

Pre-class:

• None.

In-class content

• Topics: Introductions, Course Overview, Ideal Gas Law
• Video of Class
• Handout: Temperature and the Ideal Gas Law

Class 02 (March 31, 2021): Temperature as Average Energy

Pre-class:

• Read the syllabus. (The info tab on this website.)

In-class content:

• Video of Class

Class 03 (April 1, 2021): Equipartition Theorem, Heat & Work

In-class content

• Recording of Class
• Handout: Equipartition, Heat and Work

Homework 01 (due Friday, April 2, 2021)

• Homework 01, due Friday, April 2

week 02

Class 04 (April 5, 2021): Compression Work

Pre-class:

• None.

In-class content

• Topics: Compression Work
• Video of Class
• Handout: Compression Work

Class 05 (April 7, 2021): Isothermal and Adiabatic Expansion

Pre-class:

• None.

In-class content

• Topics: Adibatic and Isothermal Expansion
• Video of Class

Class 06 (April 8, 2021): Isothermal and Adiabatic Expansion, Specific Heats

Pre-class:

• None.

In-class content

• Topics: Adibatic and Isothermal Expansion, Prelude to Specific Heats
• Video of Class
• Handout: Adiabatic and Isothermal Expansions

Homework 02 (due Friday, April 9, 2021)

• Homework 02, due Friday, April 9

Week 03

Class 07 (April 12, 2021): Specific Heats and Latent Heats

In-class content

• Topics: Specific Heats and Latent Heats
• Video of Class
• Handout: None

Class 08 (April 14, 2021): Enthalpies and Some Combinatorics

In-class content

• Topics: Enthalpy and Intro to Combinatorics
• Video of Class
• Handout: Table of Enthalpies and Enthaply Practice

Class 09 (April 15, 2021): Combinations and Intro to Einstein Solids

In-class content

• Topics: Combinations and Intro to Einstein Solids
• Video of Class
• Handout: Combinations and Einstein Solid Practice

Homework 03 (due Friday, April 16, 2021)

• Homework 03, due Friday, April 16

Week 04

Class 10 (April 19, 2021): Interacting Einstein Solids

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: Interacting Einstein Solids

Class 11 (April 21, 2021): Working with Very Large Numbers

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: Big Numbers

Class 12 (April 21, 2021): Canceled

In-class content

• Video of Class (N/A)

Homework 04 (due Friday, April 23, 2021)

• Homework 04, due Friday, April 16

Week 05

Class 13 (April 26, 2021): Interacting Einstein Solids

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 14 (April 28, 2021): Multiplicity of an Ideal Gas

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 15 (April 29, 2021): Entropy!

In-class content

• Video of Class

Homework 05 (due Friday, April 30, 2021)

• Homework 05, due Friday, April 30

Week 06

Class 16 (May 3, 2021): Temperature!!

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: Interacting Einstein Solids Again

Class 17 (May 5, 2021): Entropy and Heat

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 18 (May 6, 2021): Entropy and Heat, Mechanical Equilibrium

In-class content

• Video of Class

Homework 06 (due Friday, May 7, 2021)

• Homework 06, due Friday, May 7

Week 07

Class 19 (May 10, 2021): The Thermodynamic Identity, Heat Engines

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 20 (May 12, 2021): Heat Engines, Carnot Cycle, Refrigerators

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 21 (May 13, 2021): "Snow" day

In-class content

• None

Homework 07 (due Friday, May 14-ish, 2021)

• Homework 07, due Friday, May 14

Week 08

Class 22 (May 17, 2021): Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 23 (May 19, 2021): Steam Engines

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: Steam Tables

Class 24 (May 20, 2021): Refrigerators

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: HFC-134a

Homework 08 (due Friday, May 21, 2021)

• Homework 08, due Friday, May 21

Week 09

Class 25 (May 24, 2021): Chemical Potential, Introduction to Hemlholz and Gibbs Free Energies

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 26 (May 26, 2021): Gibbs Free Energies

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handout: Table of Thermodynamic Data

Class 27 (May 26, 2021): Free Energies as a Force toward Equilibrium

In-class content

• Video of Class

Week 10

Class 28 (May 31, 2021): Phase Transitions, Clausius-Claperyon Relation

In-class content

• Video of Class

Class 29 (June 3, 2021): Vapor Pressure, Dew Point, Conclusion

In-class content

• Video of Class
• Handouts: Vapor Pressure, Summary and Conclusion, Revisiting the Carnot Cycle

Class 30 (June 4, 2021): No class

In-class content

• None

Homework 09 (due June 4, 2021)

• Homework 09, due Friday, June 4