Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Define the state and properties of a thermodynamic system
• Explain pure substance and thermodynamic equilibrium
• Describe the applications of heat and work
• Discuss the first law of thermodynamics and its derivation for a closed system
• Outline the key concepts in the second law of thermodynamics
• Explain Carnot's theorem and reversible heat engines
• Summarise entropy changes in reversible and irreversible processes
• Define the concept of entropy
• Outline how the concept of thermal equilibrium evolved into the Zeroth law
• Recall the Nernst-Simon and Unattainable Phenomena statements