This course discusses the concept of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. The equation of states of a gas and the thermodynamics laws are used in heat engines such as the Carnot engine. The relationship between the microscopic properties of a gas such as molecular speed of the gas molecules and macroscopic properties such as the pressure and temperature will be explored using the kinetic theory of gases.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Yunus A. Çengel, Michael A. Boles (2015). Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th Edition. McGraw Hill.

2. Claus Borgnakke and Richard E. Sonntag (2014). Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 8th Edition. Wiley.

3. Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, Margaret B. Bailey (2012). Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics. John Wiley & Sons.