Summaries of what we did in each lecture,
as PDF.
- 16 Jan 2004 (PDF).
- 19 Jan 2004 (PDF).
- 21 Jan 2004 (PDF).
- 23 Jan 2004 (PDF).
- 26 Jan 2004 (PDF). Useful preparation:
Read about thermal
conductivity
for example in Adkins,
pp. 31ff or Baierlein, pp. 367-369; and about heat capacities
in Adkins, pp. 23-26 or Baierlein, pp. 11-13.
I think Tabor, Gases, Liquids, and Solids, has
material about thermal diffusivity,
but I will check when I get to my copy; you can also find material in
Baierlein, pp. 371 and nearby.
- 28 Jan 2004 (PDF).
- 30 Jan 2004 (PDF). Read about
gas laws
and adiabatic changes: Adkins, pp. 40-42; or
Baierlein, pp. 13-16.
- 2 Feb 2004 (PDF).
Readings for the week:
- phase changes and vapor pressure: Adkins,
pp. 64-66, 81-83, 110-111; or Baierlein, pp. 270-76 and (although a
bit overloaded with equations) pp. 280-282.
- engines and entropy: Adkins, pp. 104-110,
114-116; or Baierlein, 34-35, 51-70.
- 4 Feb 2004 (PDF).
- 6 Feb 2004 (PDF). Rain shadows, Carnot
cycles.
Statements about science and weapons to discuss.
And entropy and vapor pressure (see readings for week
beginning 2 Feb).
Booklet by Charles Schwartz, Information
for Students on the military aspects of careers in PHYSICS,
handed out in the last lecture.
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