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Temp. kinetic theory ideal gas law

• Thermodynamics part 1 Molecular theory of gases
• Thermodynamics part 2 Ideal gas law
• Thermodynamics part 3 Kelvin scale and ideal gas law
• Thermodynamics part 4 Moles and the ideal gas law
• Thermodynamics part 5 Molar ideal gas law problem
• Maxwell Boltzman distribution
• Vapour pressure
• Phase diagrams

Specific heat and heat transfer

• Thermal conduction
• Thermal conductivity of metal and wood
• Thermal conductions, convection and radiation
• Specific heat & latent heat fusion & vapourisation example
• Intuition behind formula for thermal conductivity

Laws of thermodynamics

• First law of thermodynamics - internal enegy
• Entropy intuition
• More on entropy
• Macrostates and microstates
• Maxwells demon
• More on internal energy
• Carnot cycle and Carnot engine
• Carnot efficiency - reversing the cycle
• Carnot efficiency - Proving that it is the most efficient
• Efficiency of a Carnot engine
• Work done by isothermic process
• Work from expansion
• Thermodynamic entropy definition clarification
• Reconciling thermodynamic and state definitions of entropy
• Proof volume ratios in a carnot cycle
• Proof S (or entropy) is a valid state variable
• Proof U
• PV-diagrams and expansion work
• Quasistatic and reversible processes