Description:

Basic conceps of thermodynamics and kinetic theory of gases:
solid and fluids, temperature and heat transfere, the first and
second laws of thermodynamics, entropy

Contents:

1. Solid and fluids
2. Stress and strain
3. Hydrostatics
4. Hydrodynamics
5. Kinetic theory of gases
6. Temperature
7. Thermal expansion
8. Heat transfere
9. Equations of state
10. The first laws of thermodynamics
11. The second law of thermodynamics
12. Heat engines and refrigerators
13. Carnot cycle
14. Entropy

Recommended literature:

1. W. E. Gettys, F. J. Keller, M. J. Skove: Physics Classical and Modern, Mc GRAW-HILL, 1989.
2. S. Pekárek, M. Murla: PHYSICS, CTU, Praha, 1992.
3. P. Demo: Fyzika, skriptum ČVUT Praha, 2008

Keywords:

solids and fluids, hydrodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar