PHY 2050U – Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Basic concepts of thermodynamics; the First and Second Laws; properties and behaviour of pure substances; Ideal gases and mixtures; the equation of state for a perfect gas; Maxwell’s relations; heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1020U, PHY 1020U
Credit restriction(s): CHEM 2040U, ENGR 2640U, MECE 2640U