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Introduction to Thermal Physics: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

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Temperature

  • Guided course
    Introduction To Temperature Scales
    04:54
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    Converting Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
    03:33
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    How To Convert Between Temperature Units
    05:01

Specific Heat & Temperature Changes

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    Specific Heat & Temperature Changes
    06:50
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    Heating Cup of Water
    03:36

Latent Heat & Phase Changes

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    Finding Amount of Water Vaporized
    05:00
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    Latent Heat & Phase Changes
    10:40

Intro to Calorimetry

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    Pouring Hot Water in an Aluminum Cup
    04:06
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    Solving Calorimetry Problems
    06:53
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    Equilibrium Temperature Equation in Calorimetry Problems
    06:20

Calorimetry with Temperature and Phase Changes

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    Calorimetry Problems with Temperature and Phase Changes
    08:49
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    Cooling a Chunk of Iron
    06:46

Advanced Calorimetry: Equilibrium Temperature with Phase Changes

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    Calculating Equilibrium Temperature in Calorimetry Problems with Phase Changes
    09:55

Heat Transfer

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    Radiation
    13:08
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    Overview of Heat Transfer
    05:14
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    Conduction
    10:01

The Ideal Gas Law

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    Doubling Pressure & Temperature
    08:10
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    Solving Ideal Gas Problems With Changing States
    06:27
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    Ideal Gases and the Ideal Gas Law
    07:21

Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

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    Introduction to Kinetic-Molecular Theory
    01:50

Average Kinetic Energy of Gases

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    Gas in a Balloon
    03:40
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    Introduction to Kinetic Theory of Gasses
    03:27

Internal Energy of Gases

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    Internal Energy of Ideal Monoatomic Gases
    06:12
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    Total Internal Energy
    04:54

First Law of Thermodynamics

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    The First Law of Thermodynamics
    08:04
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    Alternate Equation of the First Law of Thermodynamics
    05:37
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    Calculating Work Done on Monoatomic Gas
    03:47

PV Diagrams & Work

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    Finding Value of V on Axis
    04:07
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    Work and PV Diagrams
    08:07

Work Done Through Multiple Processes

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    Calculating Works For Multiple Thermodynamic Processes
    07:44

Heat Equations for Special Processes & Molar Specific Heats

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    Calculating Temperature Changes
    05:42
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    Heat Equations for Isobaric & Isovolumetric Processes
    06:44

Cyclic Thermodynamic Processes

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    Heat Added Over Complete Cycle
    03:26
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    Signs in a Three-Step Cyclic Process
    05:31
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    Properties of Cyclic Thermodynamic Processes
    08:45

Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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    Introduction to Heat Engines
    07:35
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    Efficiency of a Nuclear Power Plant
    03:55
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    Power Output of a Gasoline Engine
    06:58

Heat Engines & PV Diagrams

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    Calculating Work in Heat Engines Using PV Diagrams
    07:27
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    Example 1
    5:42

The Carnot Cycle

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    Lifting Mass with a Heat Engine
    06:25
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    The Carnot Cycle and Maximum Theoretical Efficiency
    06:28

Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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    Intro to Entropy
    07:50
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    Calculating Entropy Changes for Systems of Objects
    06:20
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    Entropy Increase When Braking
    03:40

Entropy Equations for Special Processes

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    Entropy Equations for Special Thermodynamic Processes
    08:39
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    Entropy & Ideal Gas Processes
    06:13
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    Entropy & Calorimetry
    06:12

Statistical Interpretation of Entropy

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    Microstates and Macrostates of a System
    06:41