Week 13: Thermodynamics

Learning Objectives

After going through this unit activities carefully, you should be able to

• Explain the laws of thermodynamics.
• Describe how conservation of energy relates to the first law of thermodynamics.
• Apply the first law of thermodynamics.

What is a heat engine?

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