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Notes on Thermodynamics: Hot Oolong Cools

Notes on Thermodynamics: Hot Oolong Cools

Kang Hway Chuan

Hardcover

ChemistryPhysics

ISBN10: 9811290377
ISBN13: 9789811290374
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: Jun 23 2024
Pages: 492
Weight: 1.82
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This title is a supplement to lectures and tutorials in a Thermodynamics course and also serves as a guide to more comprehensive texts. Rather than merely hurrying through the principles and then dealing with applications, the book presents the scientific method by discussing the science of thermodynamics starting from empirical observations that are relatable to students. For example, the book uses everyday experiences, such as a cup of hot tea cooling spontaneously, to arrive at the Second Law and Entropy through the idea of the heat engine. All the fundamentals are covered and illustrated with examples that resonate with the broad concerns and interests of students who take STEM classes today. The book examines the thermodynamics of hydrogen and gasoline engines, fuel cells versus the explosive combustion of hydrogen, how efficiently organisms and Spiderman utilize energy, the fizzing of a can of soda and decompression sickness, and how atmospheric carbon dioxide affects ocean pH and, worryingly, dissolves the calcium carbonate shells of marine animals, and also, what might happen if you inadvertently fall into a salt lake.

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