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Introduction to Thermodynamics
| Name: | Introduction to Thermodynamics |
| ID: | m42231 |
| Language: | English (en) |
| Keywords: | Adiabatic, Carnot cycle, Carnot efficiency, Carnot engine, Change in internal energy, Closed system, Coefficient of performance, Conservation of energy, Cyclical process, Disorder, Dissipative processes, Efficiency, Energy efficiency rating, Entropy, First law of thermodynamics, Four-stroke engine, Heat death, Heat engine, Heat pump, Heat transfer, Ideal engine, Internal combustion engine, Internal energy, Irreversible process, Isobaric, Isochoric, Isothermal, Macrostate, Metabolism, Microstate, Otto cycle, PV diagram, Reversible process, Second law of thermodynamics, Statistical analysis, Thermodynamic process, Work |
| License: | Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0 |
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| Authors: | OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org) |
| Copyright Holders: | Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org) |
| Maintainers: | OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org) |
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| Latest version: | 1.3 (history) |
| First publication date: | Dec 29, 2011 1:37 pm -0600 |
| Last revision to module: | Jun 6, 2012 1:24 pm -0500 |
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| Version: | 1.3 Jun 6, 2012 1:24 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer |
| Changes: | consistency, LO, image cropping |
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| Version: | 1.2 May 11, 2012 10:25 am -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer |
| Changes: | initial content publication |
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| Version: | 1.1 Dec 29, 2011 1:38 pm -0600 by OSC Physics Maintainer |
| Changes: | Created module |
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