MECH&AE 105A

Main Course

Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics

Description

Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: Chemistry 20B, Mathematics 32B. Phenomenological thermodynamics. Concepts of equilibrium, temperature, and reversibility. First law and concept of energy; second law and concept of entropy. Equations of state and thermodynamic properties. Engineering applications of these principles in analysis and design of closed and open systems. Letter grading.

Prerequisites

• Required: CHEM 20B

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• Required: MATH 32B

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