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David P. Maloney
This item is an annotated homework problem for introductory physics students relating to the amount of work done by, or on, an ideal gas. The author provides explicit explanations of the steps required to solve for net work during four stages involving isobaric and non-isobaric processes. This resource is intended to supplement classroom instruction and traditional text materials. It is part of a larger collection of similar introductory physics homework problems.
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