Course in Thermodynamics

The course syllabus

(1) Fundamental Concepts:

Macroscopic and microscopic point of view, Scope of thermodynamics, Thermal equilibrium, Temperature concept, Comparison of thermometers, Comparison of temperature scale (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin) Gas thermometer, The Ideal gas.

(2) Heat and the first law of thermodynamics:

Heat flow, Heat flow depends on the path, The mechanical equivalent of heat, Heat capacity and specific heat, Latent heat, Work in a volume change, Work depends on the path, PV diagram,, The first law of thermodynamics, Internal energy. The energy equation, T and V independent, Gas equation during an adiabatic process, Adiabatic work.

(3) Equation of state:

Equation of state of an ideal gas, equation of state of a real gas, PVT surface for a an ideal gas, PVT for a real substance, Phase diagrams, Triple point and critical point, Vapor pressure.

 (4) Engines, Refrigerators and the second law of thermodynamics:

Conservation of work into heat and vice versa, the stirling engine, the steam engine, Internal-combustion engines, The second law of thermodynamics, The refrigerator, Reversibility and irreversibility.

(5) The entropy:

The concept of entropy, Entropy of an ideal gas, Carnot cycle, Entropy and reversibility, Entropy and irreversibility.

(6) Pure substances:

Enthalpy, The Helmholtz and Gibbs functions, The Tds equations, Energy equations, Heat-capacity equations