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ERIC Number: EJ293754
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Thermodynamics--A Practical Subject.
Jones, Hugh G.
Physics Education, v19 n1 p15-18 Jan 1984
Provides a simplified, synoptic overview of the area of thermodynamics, enumerating and explaining the four basic laws, and introducing the mathematics involved in a stepwise fashion. Discusses such basic tools of thermodynamics as enthalpy, entropy, Helmholtz free energy, and Gibbs free energy, and their uses in problem solving. (JM)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Science, Energy, Heat, Higher Education, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Formulas, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education, Thermodynamics, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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