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Syllabus:

Thermodynamics, 6 Credits

Swedish name: Termodynamik B

This syllabus is valid: 2011-06-27 and until further notice

Course code: 5FY083

Credit points: 6

Education level: First cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Physics: First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Physics

Contents

The course begins with an introduction to basic concepts as temperature, thermal equilibrium, work, heat, heat capacity and enthalpy. A statistical approach is applied to some simple model systems in order to introduce the second law of thermodynamics formulated in terms of the entropy. Heat engines and refrigerators are discussed as well as internal combustion engines and steam engines. Finally, the concept of free energy is introduced and applied to phase transformations.

Required Knowledge

Classical Mechanics, or equivalent. A first course in multi-variable analysis.

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