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- Are you studying engineering, physics and other natural sciences?
- Do you want to get some basic information regarding thermodynamics?
- Are you seeking an online course regarding this?
If this is the case then you have come to the right place for some help. This package contains a course that has been designed to give you some professional tips and information regarding the very basics on the topic of thermodynamics. This course will prove to be very helpful for users just like you.

What is this course, who should take this course and what are the benefits of taking it?
This science online course, originally offered in spring 2012, introduces a key concept for students studying engineering, physics and other natural sciences. While it is an introductory course in the subject of thermodynamics, you do need to have completed at least calculus III to understand the mathematics involved, and mechanics I is a recommended prerequisite. Covered topics include pure substances and their properties, work and heat, as well as extensive coverage through lectures and problem sets of the three laws of thermodynamics.

Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Some concepts and definitions
- Properties of a pure substance
- Work and heat
- The first law of thermodynamics
- First law analysis for a control volume
- The second law of thermodynamics
- Entropy
- Theoretical development
- The Gibbs equation
- Isentropic relations for an ideal gas
- Second law analysis for a control volume
- Irreversible entropy production, Bernoulli's principle
- Component efficiency
- Cycles
- Rankine
- Brayton
- Refrigeration
- Mathematical foundations
- Maxwell relations
- Functions of two independent variables
- Legendre transformations
- Specific heat capacity
- The van der Waals gas
- Adiabatic sound speed

Author Bio
Professor Joseph M. Powers, Ph.D. will be the instructor for this course.

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