Heat and temperature

We have a personal sense of hot and cold. In this chapter we'll work out the macroscopic phenomenology of it. After we develop the idea of energy, we'll be able to combine what we have learned with our microscopic models and see that hot and cold is really all about motion.

To understand the context and motivation for the chapter, see the following page:

• Overview: Heat and temperature

Here's the full Table of Contents of the chapter. The notation "(EX)" means that there is a worked example attached to that page. The notation "{WO}" means there is an activity (a Workout) attached to that page, usually one that involves working with a simulation.

• Measuring Temperature
• Thermal energy and specific heat 
• Heat capacity (EX, WO)
• Heat transfer (EX, WO)
  • Conduction -- Fourier's law 
  • Biology of heat transfer
• The biological implications and consequences of temperature