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American Journal of Physics
A new statement of the second law of thermodynamics 
  
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Author:
Macdonald, Alan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Entropy
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
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A. Macdonald, Am. J. Phys., 63 (12), 1122-1127 (1995).
A new statement of the second law of thermodynamics is given. The law leads almost effortlessly, for very general closed systems, to a definition of absolute entropy S, a demonstration that ΔS>0 in adiabatic ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.18018
American Journal of Physics
A thermodynamic derivative means an experiment 
  
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Author:
Styer, Dan
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
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D. Styer, Am. J. Phys., 67 (12), 1094-1095 (1999).
All too often, courses in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics barrage their students with numerous equations that are left unexamined and uninvestigated. This note explains how to pause, examine a thermodynamic ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19088
STP Entropy Einstein Solid Program  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Entropy
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law / Thermal Equilibrium
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Einstein Model
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The STP Entropy Einstein Solid program calculates the entropy of two Einstein solids that can exchange energy. The purpose of this calculation is to illustrate that the entropy is a maximum at thermal equilibrium. ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8685&DocID=1078
STP Textbook: Table of Contents  [ Book Section ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Kinetics and Dynamics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Statistical Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Probability
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Ensembles
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
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The STP Textbook is intended for Statistical Mechanics, Thermal Physics or Thermal and Statistical Physics classes for upper-level undergraduate and/or graduate students. The text makes extensive use of simulations ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502
Ejs STP LJFluid2D Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Authors:
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Lennard-Jones Potential
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Second Law Forumulations
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The Lennard-Jones Fluid 2D program shows a system of particles in two dimensions interacting via the Lennard-Jones potential. The program displays the particles in the box as a function of time once the partition ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7310&DocID=485
Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Phase Transitions
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Kinetics and Dynamics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Statistical Physics
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Probability
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Ensembles
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models
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The Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Application is a self-contained file for the teaching of statistical and thermal physics. The file contains ready-to-run OSP programs and a set of curricular materials. ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7308&DocID=481
STP Textbook Chapter 4: The Methodology of Statistical Mechanics  [ Book Section ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
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Upper Undergraduate
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Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Entropy
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Temperature
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We develop the basic methodology of statistical mechanics and provide a microscopic foundation for the concepts of temperature and entropy. We use computer simulations will be to explore these concepts. These ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7273&DocID=447
STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes  [ Book Section ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / General
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law
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We introduce the concepts of temperature, energy, work, heating, entropy, engines, and the laws of thermodynamics and related macroscopic concepts.
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7271&DocID=445
STP Einstein Solids Program  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Authors:
Gould, Harvey
Tobochnik, Jan
Christian, Wolfgang
Cox, Anne
Main Level:
Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Models / Einstein Model
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / First Law / Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics / Second and Third Law / Entropy
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The STP EinsteinSolids program displays the energy distribution of an Einstein solid in thermal contact with another Einstein solid. The purpose of this program is to explore the distribution of energy between ...
http://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7266&DocID=432

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