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Thermodynamics for Visual Learners

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Todd M. Hamilton

Department of Chemistry, Adrian College, Adrian, MI 49221

J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (12), p 1425

DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1425

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2003

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

One of the difficulties in learning physical chemistry is mastering the many abstract concepts. Some students are visual learners and for them a picture is truly worth a thousand words. I have developed several examples for visual learners in the area of thermodynamics and would like to share these with other professors. The examples center around the following topics: the second law of thermodynamics, isothermal processes (ideal gas), ideal gas changes of state, and the relationship between internal energy, temperature, and heat.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Thermodynamics

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