Physics 1135

Lecture 29: First Law of Thermodynamics

Objectives: In this lecture, students will learn to

• define thermodynamic work
• relate the state variables for the ideal gas through an equation of state
• distinguish between isobaric, isothermal, isochoric and adiabatic processes
• formulate the 1st Law of Thermodynamics
• apply the 1st Law of Thermodynamics to special processes for an ideal gas
• distinguish between monoatomic and diatomic gases

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