Spring 2021

MECENG 40 001 - LEC 001

Thermodynamics

David B Rich

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

Mo, We, Fr

11:00 am - 11:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:28439

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through Mechanical Engineering

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 27

Enrolled: 108

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 135

Waitlist Max: 20

Open Reserved Seats:

5 unreserved seats

21 reserved for Undergraduate Students - Excludes Visiting Students

1 reserved for Engineering Physics Majors

Hours & Workload

1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 5 hours of outside work hours per week.

This course introduces the scientific principles that deal with energy conversion among different forms, such as heat, work, internal, electrical, and chemical energy. The physical science of heat and temperature, and their relations to energy and work, are analyzed on the basis of the four fundamental thermodynamic laws (zeroth, first, second, and third). These principles are applied to various practical systems, including heat engines, refrigeration cycles, air conditioning, and chemical reacting systems.