Thermodynamics

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Choose a subtopic from the list below and see the demos we have to offer.

• 4A : Thermal Properties of Matter

  
  
  • 4A30 Solid Expansion
    • 4A30.10 - Bimetal Strip
    • 4A30.21 - Ball and Ring
    • 4A30.80 - Heat Rubber Bands
    
    
  • 4A40 Properties of Materials at Low Temperature
    • 4A40.30 - Smashing Rose and Tube
    
    
  
  

• 4B : Heat and the First Law

  
  
  • 4B10 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
    • 4B10.10 - Water and Aluminum on Hot Plate
    • 4B10.70 - Elastic Properties of Gases
    
    
  • 4B20 Convection
    • 4B20.10 - Convection Tube
    
    
  • 4B30 Conduction
    • 4B30.10 - Dropping Balls
    • 4B30.30 - Copper and Stainless Tubes
    
    
  • 4B40 Radiation
    • 4B40.10 - Light the Match
    
    
  • 4B50 Heat Transfer Applications
    • 4B50.20 - Boil Water in a Paper Cup
    • 4B50.25 - Water Balloon Heat Capacity
    
    
  • 4B60 Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
    • 4B60.10 - Dropping Lead Shot
    
    
  
  

• 4C : Change of State

  
  
  • 4C30 Phase Changes: Liquid-Gas
    • 4C30.10 - Boiling by Cooling
    
    
  • 4C40 Sublimation
    • 4C40.10 - Carbon Dioxide
    
    
  
  

• 4D : Kinetic Theory

  
  
  • 4D10 Brownian Motion
    • 4D10.20 - Brownian Motion SImulation
    
    
  • 4D20 Mean Free Path
    • 4D20.10 - Crooke's Radiometer
    
    
  • 4D30 Kinetic Motion
    • 4D30.20 - Molecular Motion Simulation
    
    
  • 4D50 Diffusion
    • 4D50.80 - Osmosis Simulation
    
    
  
  

• 4E : Gas Law

  
  
  • 4E10 Constant Pressure
    • 4E10.20 - Balloon in Liquid Nitrogen
    
    
  • 4E20 Constant Temperature
    • 4E20.40 - Balloon in a Vacuum
    • N/A Pressure vs. Volume or Temperature
    
    
  • 4E30 Constant Volume
    • 4E30.10 - Constant Volume Bulb
    
    
  
  

• Audio-Visual Resources

  
  

  The Thermodynamics videos are stored in MSTB 139.

  
  
  • • The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond: Vol.45-48
    • Physics Single-Concept Films Collection 2, Unit III