‎《Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe》- Apple TV

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Thermodynamics is the branch of science that deals with the movement of heat. Nothing seems simpler, but nothing is more subtle and wide-ranging in its effects. And nothing has had a more profound impact on the development of modern civilization. Get an in-depth tour of this vital and fascinating science in an enthralling guide that is suitable for everyone.

Educational · 2020年 · 32 分钟

主演 Jeffrey C. Grossman

第 1 集

Thermodynamics - What's under the Hood

Starting with the example of cooked food, see how thermodynamics governs all processes that use energy to transform materials - whether the product is a pan of brownies or a cell phone. Imagine what it would take to build modern technological civilization from scratch.

32 分钟 · 2020年6月1日
第 2 集

Variables and the Flow of Energy

Chart the key historical milestones in the development of thermodynamics. Then compare macroscopic and microscopic views of the world, and consider how the relationship between a material's properties, structure, performance, and processing can be represented by the four corners of a tetrahedron.

29 分钟 · 2020年6月1日
第 3 集

Temperature - Thermodynamics' First Force

Analyze the most central idea of thermodynamics: temperature. Investigate the origin of different temperature scales and the various methods for measuring temperature. See how the concept of temperature is a consequence of the zeroth law of thermodynamics, which deals with the nature of thermal equilibrium.

33 分钟 · 2020年6月1日
第 4 集

Salt, Soup, Energy, and Entropy

Explore other basic concepts that are critical to thermodynamics. These include the idea of a system, boundary conditions, processes that occur within systems, the meaning of the state of a system, the definition of equilibrium, and a much-misunderstood quantity called entropy.

30 分钟 · 2020年6月1日
第 5 集

The Ideal Gas Law and a Piston

Understand how pressure, volume, and temperature are state functions related by a formula known as the ideal gas law. Contrast these variables with work and heat, learning why they are not state functions. See how the ideal gas law can be used to calculate the work done by a piston.

34 分钟 · 2020年6月1日
第 6 集

Energy Transferred and Conserved

Discover that the values for work and heat in a given system depend on the path taken to get to a particular state. But note that the sum of work and heat does not depend on the path; it is a constant. This remarkable fact is the foundation of the first law of thermodynamics.

30 分钟 · 2020年6月1日

Jeffrey C. Grossman

Host