Physique générale : thermodynamique (classe inversée en anglais)

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Giancoli 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5

  • Form of matter
  • Temperature
  • 0-th law of thermodynamics
  • Thermal expansion and thermal stress

Giancoli 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 18-1

  • (Ideal) Gas law
  • Kinetic theory of gas

Statistical nature of thermodynamics

No relevant chapter in the text book
  • Micro and Macrostate
  • Boltzmann distribution
  • Velocity distribution of molecules

Thursday exercise: Final exam 2020, problem 3

Giancoli 19-1, 19-2, 19-3, 17-4, 19-5

  • Energy, heat and work

Giancoli 19-6, 19-7, 19-8

  • First law of thermodynamics
  • Thermal Processes
  • Molecular specific heat
  • Equipartition of Energy


Giancoli 19-8, 20-1, 20-3, 20-5, 20-6, 20-7, 20-9

  • Reversible and irreversible processes
  • Entropy
  • Statistical interpretation of Entropy 
  • Entropy of free expansion a la statistical mechanics 
  • Entropy and second and third law of thermodynamics
  • Entropy and first law of thermodynamics
  • Entropy of mixing gas

At this point, should be able to solve:
  • Final exam 2020, problem 3
  • Final exam 2021, problem 3
  • Final exam 2022, problem 3
  • Final exam 2023, problem 2

Thursday exercise: Final exam 2023, problem 2


Giancoli  20-2,20-3, 20-5

  • Heat, Work, Entropy and Internal Energy
  • Heat engines
  • Carnot Cycle and entropy  


Giancoli 20-2, 20-3, 20-4, 19-10

  • Heat Engines
  • Refrigerator 
  • Chemical potential and equilibrium conditions
  • Heat Transfer, Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Problem covered by TA on Thursday during exercise session: Final exam 2021, Problem 2


Mock examination during lecture time

At this point, should be able to solve:
  • Final exam 2020, problems 1, 2
  • Final exam 2021, problems 1, 2
  • Final exam 2022, problems 1, 2
  • Final exam 2023, problem 1


Break, no lectures

Special relativity 1

Giancoli Fourth Edition: 36-1, -2, -3, -4, -7, -8

  • Galilean-Newtonian relativity
  • Michelson-Morley Experiment
  • Postulation of special relativity
  • Simultaneity
  • Galilean and Lorentz transformation
  • Relativistic velocity addition

Problem covered by TA on Thursday during exercise session: Final exam 2022, Problem 2


Special relativity 2

Giancoli Fourth Edition: 36-8, -9, -10,

  • Length contraction
  • Time dilatation 
  • Relativistic momentum 
  • Ultimate speed


Special relativity 3


Giancoli 36-10, -11

  • Relativistic energy
  • Energy-momentum relation
  • Unit on energy, momentum and mass
  • Centre of momentum and laboratory frames

Problem covered by TA on Thursday during exercise session: Final exam 2021, Problem 1


Mock examination during lecture time


Special relativity 4

Giancoli 36-12,

  • Four dimensional space-time
  • Energy-momentum Lorentz four vector
  • Doppler effect


"Ascension".