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Thermodynamics Crash Course

What will I learn?

Get to grips with the main ideas in thermodynamics with our sharp and proper Thermodynamics Quick Learn, made for Physics people like you. Dig into the First and Second Laws, looking at internal energy, how energy stays the same, and entropy. Learn well about how heat moves – conduction, radiation, and convection. Use these ideas for engineering, looking after our environment, and everyday life. Get a better handle on thermodynamic systems, heat, temperature, energy, and work, all at your own time.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Get good at keeping energy the same: Use the First Law in different situations.

Check out thermodynamic systems: Understand how heat, work, and energy move about.

Work out entropy changes: See how things happen in real and perfect systems.

Use heat transfer methods well: Conduction, convection, and radiation.

Put thermodynamics to work in engineering: Sort out problems in real life and for our environment.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.