| Code |
14902
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Physics
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Entry requirements |
The student must have some elementary notions of differential and integral calculus, and mechanics.
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Learning outcomes |
The general objective of this CU is to provide basic training in concepts of thermometry, calorimetry and thermodynamics.
At the end of this UC the student should be able to study a thermodynamic system based on the laws of thermodynamics.
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Syllabus |
1 Scope and language of thermodynamics
2 The zeroth law of thermodynamics: temperature
3 The first law of thermodynamics: internal energy
4 The second law of thermodynamics: thermal engines
5 Entropy
6 Meaning of entropy
7 Formalism of thermodynamics
8 Some applications
9 Open systems
10 Thermodynamic potentials
11 The third law of thermodynamics, equilibrium and stability
12 Information theory
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Main Bibliography |
Textbook: Fundamentos de termodinâmica do equilíbrio, de Julio Guémez, Carlos Fiolhais e Manuel Fiolhais. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa (1998).
Support book: Thermal physics, 3rd edition, de Colin B. P. Finn e Andrew Francis Rex. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2017).
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The subject is assessed through a written test and/or exam.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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