There are 6 lessons in this physics tutorial covering The First Law of Thermodynamics. The tutorial starts with an introduction to The First Law of Thermodynamics and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of The First Law of Thermodynamics. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.
In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:
- What is a system in thermodynamics? How does it differ from surroundings?
- What kind of systems are there in thermodynamics?
- What is the meaning of the state of a system?
- What are thermal processes?
- What is the meaning of internal energy? Where does it depend on?
- How can we give energy to a thermodynamic system?
- What is the meaning of work in thermodynamics?
- What does the First Law of Thermodynamics say?
- What are some Special Cases of the First Law of Thermodynamics?
Introduction
What happens when the food inside a pressure cooker if it is heated more than needed? What if the valves of a pressure cooker are blocked and they cannot release the extra heat?
How do steam engines work? What kind of energy conversions take place in them?
Is it possible to increase the internal energy of an object by doing work on it? Give your opinion.
These questions will be clarified gradually during the explanation of this tutorial. Hold on, as this is one of the most important topics in thermodynamics.
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Thermodynamics Learning Material| Tutorial ID | Physics Tutorial Title | Tutorial | Video
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Notes | Revision
Questions |
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| 13.5 | The First Law of Thermodynamics | | | | |
| Lesson ID | Physics Lesson Title | Lesson | Video
Lesson |
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| 13.5.1 | Useful Definitions in Thermodynamics | | |
| 13.5.2 | Internal Energy of a Gas | | |
| 13.5.3 | Giving Energy to a Thermodynamic System | | |
| 13.5.4 | Work Done on a System and Work Done by a System | | |
| 13.5.5 | The First Law of Thermodynamics | | |
| 13.5.6 | Special Cases of the First Law of Thermodynamics | | |
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