Chapter 12 - The Laws of Thermodynamics


  • Laws
  • Explanation of laws
  • Definitions
  • Internal energy and work
  • pV diagrams
  • Cycles
  • Otto Cycle Applet
  • Carnot Cycle Applet
  • Carnot cycle
  • Coal/nuclear efficiencies
  • Limits on efficiency
  • continued
  • The best-kept secret
  • Projections
  • Hubbert's Peak
  • Logistic curve
  • Chaos
  • Link
  • Entropy
  • The arrow of time
  • How many electrons are there?


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