Chapter 15: The Laws of Thermodynamics Objectives

• What is Thermodynamics?
  
  
• What is a ...
  • System
    Closed System
    Open System
    Isolated System
  
  
  
• The First Law of Thermodynamics and Thermodynamic Processes—what are they?
  • What is a...
    Isobaric process?
    Isothermal process?
    Isochoric process?
    Adiabatic process?
    
  
  
  
• What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics and how does it affect my life?
  
  
• What is a Heat Engine?
  • How does it work?
    What is its Efficiency?
    What about Refrigerators?
    Heat Pumps?
    Air Conditioners?
  
  
  
• What is Entropy and how is it related to The Second Law?
  • How is it related to Order and Disorder?
    How does it give Direction to Time?
    How is it related to Probability?
  
  
  

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