On Teaching Thermodynamics
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| Title: | On Teaching Thermodynamics |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Debbasch, F. |
| Source: | European Journal of Physics. Jan 2011 32(1):15-24. |
| Availability: | Institute of Physics Publishing. The Public Ledger Building Suite 929, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: info@ioppubusa.com; Web site: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/EJP |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Thermodynamics, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Geometry, College Science, Graduate Study, Energy, Chemistry |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0143-0807/32/1/002 |
| ISSN: | 0143-0807 |
| Abstract: | The logical structure of classical thermodynamics is presented in a modern, geometrical manner. The first and second law receive clear, operatively oriented statements and the Gibbs free energy extremum principle is fully discussed. Applications relevant to chemistry, such as phase transitions, dilute solutions theory and, in particular, the law of mass action, are also addressed in a very detailed and novel manner. The material is best suited to graduate level students and professors, and it brings classical thermodynamics closer to other branches of university physics where geometry plays a key role. (Contains 4 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 11 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ907124 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The logical structure of classical thermodynamics is presented in a modern, geometrical manner. The first and second law receive clear, operatively oriented statements and the Gibbs free energy extremum principle is fully discussed. Applications relevant to chemistry, such as phase transitions, dilute solutions theory and, in particular, the law of mass action, are also addressed in a very detailed and novel manner. The material is best suited to graduate level students and professors, and it brings classical thermodynamics closer to other branches of university physics where geometry plays a key role. (Contains 4 footnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 0143-0807 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0143-0807/32/1/002 |
