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Table of lecture notes, by chapter, for Thermodynamics. Prof. Powers' entire collection of Lecture Notes, which also includes an appendix on the method of least squares and an extensive annotated bibliography, may be downloaded in Adobe PDF format.
Notes:
- All reading assignments are from Borgnakke and Sonntag’s Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Seventh Edition, John Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009.
- Prof. Powers' entire collection of Lecture Notes on Thermodynamics, which also includes an appendix on the method of least squares and an extensive annotated bibliography, may be downloaded in Adobe PDF format (10.4MB).
| Chapter | Title | Topics | Reading Assignment | |
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| 1 | Introduction |
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Chapter 1 (1.7 MB) |
Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Some concepts and definitions |
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Chapter 2 (217 kB) |
Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Properties of a pure substance |
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Chapter 3 (1.7 MB) |
Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Work and heat |
|
Chapter 4 (342 kB) |
Chapter 4 |
| EXAM 1 |
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| 5 |
The first law of thermodynamics |
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Chapter 5 (1.4 MB) |
Chapter 5 |
| 6 |
First law analysis for a control volume |
|
Chapter 6 (2.4 MB) |
Chapter 6 |
| 7 |
The second law of thermodynamics |
|
Chapter 7 (580 kB) |
Chapter 7 |
| 8 |
Entropy |
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Chapter 8 (836 kB) |
Chapter 8 |
| 9 |
Second law analysis for a control volume |
|
Chapter 9 (389 kB) |
Chapter 9 |
| EXAM 2 |
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| 10 |
Cycles |
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Chapter 10 (787 kB) |
Chapters 11, 12 |
| 11 |
Mathematical foundations |
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Chapter 11 (1.5 MB) |
Sections 14.2-14.6, 17.5, 17.6 |
| FINAL EXAMINATION |
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Powers, J. M. (Jan 24, 2011). Lessons. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/aerospace-and-mechanical-engineering/thermodynamics/lectures/lessons.
