Department of Physics
Thermodynamics 6 hp: Schedule
Umeå university

Schedule 2024

Please try and look through the listed Book section before each lecture!
"Recommended" problems within parentheses will not be solved in the lectures.
Lectures T1, T2, and T3 are for the course Topics in thermodynamics.
DaySubject of lectureBook sectionSuitable exercises
01. Fri 01/11Introduction. Thermal energy - thermal eq., Ideal gas1.1-1.2
 
02. Mon 04/11Thermal energy - Equipartition of energy, Heat and work1.3-1.4 1.16a-c, 1.21
03. Tue 05/11Thermal energy - Compression work, heat capacity, latent heat, enthalpy1.5-1.6 1.31a-d, 1.34, 1.37, 1.49
04. Wed 06/11The second law - two-state systems, Einstein model2.1-2.2
05. Thu 07/11The second law - interacting systems, large systems2.3,2.4 2.17, 2.24a-c, 2.25
06. Fri 08/11The second law - the ideal gas, definition of entropy2.5-2.6 (2.26)
 
07. Mon 11/11The second law - more on entropy2.6 (2.32), 2.34, (2.35), 2.37
08. Tue 12/11Thermal interactions - Temperature, entropy and heat3.1-3.2 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10
09. Wed 13/11Thermal interactions - Mechanical eq.3.4-3.6 3.25a-d, 3.31, 3.36
10. Thu 14/11Diffusive eq. The thermodynamic identity.3.6
11. Fri 15/11Paramagnetism. Engines - ideal operations3.3, 4.1, 4.2 4.1, 4.5, 4.14a-c
 
12. Mon 18/11(08:15-10:00) Engines - Real heat engines and refrigerators4.3-4.4 4.18, 4.20, 4.21
13. Mon 18/11(10:15-12:00) Rules for partial derivatives. Problem solving, chapter 2.
14. Tue 19/11Free energy - as available work5.1 5.5, 5.11
15. Wed 20/11Free energy - as a force toward eq.5.2 5.23a-c
16. Thu 21/11Phase transformations5.3
17. Fri 22/11(08:15-10:00) Vapor pressure. Problem solving, chapter 3.5.3 5.35, 5.47, (5.48), 5.51
T1. Fri 22/11(10:15-12:00) --Topics in Thermodynamics--5.4
 
18. Mon 25/11Transport processes1.7 1.69, 1.70
19. Tue 26/11(08:15-10:00) Cooling to low temperatures. Problem solving chapter 4.
T2. Tue 26/11(10:15-12:00) --Topics in Thermodynamics--5.5
20. Wed 27/11(08:15-10:00) Follow the link to Energy in the society. Problem solving.
T3. Wed 27/11(10:15-12:00) --Topics in Thermodynamics--5.6
 
--- 28/11-20/12---Experimental labs---
 
21. 08/01Problem solving chapter 5.
22. 09/01Problem solving: Exam with short solutions. Also problems 1(ii) and 4 in this exam.
 
--- 13/01Exam 8-14

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