STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes

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STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes

written by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik

We introduce the concepts of temperature, energy, work, heating, entropy, engines, and the laws of thermodynamics and related macroscopic concepts.

Book Title: Thermal and Statistical Physics

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Published: February 18, 2008
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Thermo & Stat Mech - First Law - General - Second and Third Law	- Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Textbook

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Restriction:: © 2008 Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik
All chapters are copyrighted by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik. They are not to be copied or distributed without contacting one of the authors.
PACS:: 05.70.-a
Keywords:: Open Source Physics, osp
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created May 27, 2008 by Anne Cox
Record Updated:: September 15, 2016 by Wolfgang Christian
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 18, 2008
Other Collections:: The Statistical and Thermal Physics

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=7271">Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes." In Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008.</a>

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H. Gould and J. Tobochnik, STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes, in Thermal and Statistical Physics (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7271&DocID=445>.

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Gould, H., & Tobochnik, J. (2008). STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes. In Thermal and Statistical Physics. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7271&DocID=445

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Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes." In Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7271&DocID=445 (accessed 7 December 2024).

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Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Concepts and Processes." Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008. 18 Feb. 2008. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7271&DocID=445>.

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