Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pressure Volume Work
Work, in regards to thermodynamics, is defined and calculated using the expansion and contraction of gasses.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Law Concepts
This site from Georgia State University Department of Physics and Astronomy is an indexing page for the HyperPhysics site. The page links to a variety of other pages which discuss concepts related to entropy and the second law of...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: About Temperature
This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides a lengthy page covering numerous topics including the difference between heat and temperature, the use of different temperature scales, thermal expansion, how a...
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius
Lists the most important publications of Rudolf Clausius. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Energetics
A thorough introduction to chemical thermodynamics and the first law at the university level.
Other
Sherman Visual Lab: Physics Lab
Interactive lab that deals with various physics topics: classical mechanics, optics, and thermodynamics.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Heat and Work
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this resource provides a foundation to a study of the second Law of Thermodynamics emphasizing the transformation in energy involved in work.
Other
Applied Thermodynamics: Diesel Cycle
The P-V diagram for a diesel cycle is provided and discussed at this site from Applied Thermodynamics. The steps of the thermodynamic cycle are labeled (and defined elsewhere). An equation for thermal efficiency is given.
Other
Applied Thermodynamics: Entropy
Entropy is defined and discussed at this site from Applied Thermodynamics. The equation for this mathematical quantity is given and explained. Some unit information concerning entropy is provided.
Physics4kids
Physics 4 Kids: Thermodynamics Quiz
Take this ten question multiple choice quiz over thermodynamics.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Thermodynamics
Students learn about the conservation of energy, aspects that affect energy in a system such as pressure and temperature, and to gain a better understanding of concepts such as entropy.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Thermodynamics
Explore some virtual experiments on gases and vapor pressure, the Maxwell speed distribution, the barometric formula, and heat and temperature.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Thermodynamics and Heat: Heat
Explains how heat is created from a chemical reaction, from friction, or from energy inefficiency, as well as the meaning of specific heat capacity.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Conservation of Energy as a Fundamental Principle
See how this principle translates in to fluids and the Bernoulli equation as well as into electric circuits and the voltage law and finally into heat and thermodynamics through the first law of thermodynamics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Heat and Temperature
An explanation of using heat capacity to calculate heat.
OpenStax
Open Stax: College Physics: Temperature
A section dedicated to defining temperature. Learn the common misconceptions about temperature and how temperature is defined scientifically. Understand the temperature scales and how to convert between them. Also discussed is the zeroth...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1934
At this website from The Nobel e-Museum, read about Harold Clayton Urey (1893-1981 CE), the chemist awarded with a Nobel Prize "for his discovery of heavy hydrogen." Download Urey's Nobel Lecture, "Some thermodynamic properties of...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Walther Nernst Biographical
The Nobel e-Museum provides a biography of Walther Nernst, the Nobel Prize-winning German scientist who discovered the third law of thermodynamics.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Engine Simulation
This simulation allows students to interact with different components of a complex real world phenomenon. The simulation shown is of a 4-stroke internal combustion engine. The thermodynamic cycle being simulated is the Otto cycle, which...
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Statistical Mechanical Simulator
The Statistical Mechanics Simulator allows students to create a multi-level quantum mechanical system and explore the partition function and thermodynamic properties.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atoms and Energy
Online activity walks learner through exploration of kinetic and potential energy using animations. Through graphs, a quantitative connection is made between the movement and the energy involved. This information is then related to the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws: Temperature
By the end of this section, you will be able to define temperature; convert temperatures between the Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales; define thermal equilibrium; and state the zeroth law of thermodynamics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Heat
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will describe how the macroscopic properties of a thermodynamic system such as temperature, specific heat, and pressure are related to...
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Thermodynamics Concept Test
Concept tests that can be used as part of in-class activities to help students reason about energy and work.
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