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Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics [Pdf]

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A set of printable pdf pages from the University of Sydney's "Thermal Physics Module" site. Entropy is defined and explained conceptually. The mathematical treatment of entropy is introduced. The second law of thermodynamics and its relationship to entropy is discussed.

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Concepts
entropy, heat, temperature, thermal energy, thermodynamics
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Additional Tags
arrow of time, irreversible processes, non-quasistatic processes, quasistatic processes, reversible processes, second law, second law of thermodynamics, state function, time's arrow, zeroth law, disorder, 2nd law of thermodynamics
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information
NGSS
HS-PS3-4