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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2018 - 2019
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Description This module aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the topics of mechanical-equilibrium, fluids, gasses, heat, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The subjects taught and the method of approach will be chosen to give students a full and thorough knowledge of the topics. The module aims to develop students appreciation of thermal physics and to be able to confidently handle problems. The relationships between the macroscopic properties and the atomistic nature of matter are developed. Students will be able to see the relationship between the classroom material and their real-life experiences and observations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Be familiar with the basic physical concepts as they relate to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. 2. Solve numerical problems in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. 3. Explain the physical principles which underpin the relevant experiments in the lab modules. 4. Relate the physical principles to topics covered in other modules. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities The atomic hypothesisThermometryKinetic TheoryIdeal gas lawHeat capacityHeat transferThermal stressDiffusion and mobilityBoltzmann factorWork done during expansionFirst Law of ThermodynamicsProcess variables and state variablesSecond Law of ThermodynamicsMicrostates and macrostatesMultiplicity and entropyThermal equilibriumMaxwell distributionCarnot cyclePhase changes, Clausius-Clapeyron equationStatic EquilibriumCalculate forces associated with systems in static equilibrium.FluidicsCalculation of forces resulting from fluids. Static pressures and Hydraulics, and simple fluid-dynamics using Bernoulli's equation.Elasticity and compressionExtension of Hooke's Law with the atomic description of non-rigid bonding, and the development of Young's modulus, Sheer modulus, and Bulk modulus.Wave motion in solids and fluidsMathematical description of travelling waves for longitudinal and transverse forms. Impact on waves with the boundary between different materials. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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