Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: First law of thermodynamics
  2: James Joule and the first law
  3: Heat engines
  4: The ideal gas law and heat engines
  5: Engine processes
  6: Pressure-volume graphs and heat engines
  7: Work and pressure-volume graphs
  8: Derivation: pressure, volume, and work with calculus
  9: Pressure-volume graphs, engine cycles and work
10: Classifying thermal processes
11: Constant-volume processes
12: Molar specific heat: constant volume
13: Sample problem: melting ice
14: Interactive checkpoint: a constant-volume process
15: Degrees of freedom
16: Isobaric processes
17: Molar specific heat: constant pressure
18: Derivation: molar specific heat equation
19: Interactive checkpoint: a process with hydrogen
20: Adiabatic processes
21: Adiabatic processes, ideal gas
22: Derivation: adiabatic equation for pressure and volume
23: Isothermal processes
24: Derivation: work done by gas during an isothermal process
25: Interactive checkpoint: a process with argon
26: Stirling engine
27: Sample problem: Stirling engine and work
28: Interactive summary problem: an engine cycle
29: Gotchas
30: Summary

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