Last Taught: Spring 2000-2001
Instructor: Billur Barshan
Office: EE-404
Office Hours: Wednesday 14:40-15:30, Friday 15:40-16:30
Tel: 290-2161 or x2161
Goal:
To introduce the basic concepts and principles of thermodynamics.
Prerequisites:
PHYS 102, MATH 102
Credit Units: 2
Topics:
temperature, heat, work, first law of thermodynamics. kinetic theory of
ideal gases, diffusion. second law of thermodynamics, reversible and
irreversible processes, the Carnot cycle, engines and refrigeration,
entropy and disorder. conduction heat transfer, convection heat
transfer, radiation heat transfer. principles of statistical physics
and thermodynamics, energy distribution functions. selected applications.
Textbooks:
Physics, D. Halliday and R. Resnick, Chapters 19-22 (3rd
edition), Chapters 22-26 (4th edition), John Wiley, 1992.
Heat Transfer, J. P. Holman, McGraw-Hill, 1990, 7th edition.
Thermodynamics, J. P. Holman, McGraw-Hill, 1988, 4th edition.
References:
Engineering Thermodynamics, J. S. Hsieh, Prentice Hall, 1993.
Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, F. Reif,
McGraw-Hill, 1985.
Thermal Physics, C. Kittel and H. Kroemer, W. H. Freeman, 1980.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics,
R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton and M. Sands,
Volume I, Addison-Wesley, 1966.
Homework and Project:
There will be a
term project
which is on the design of different engine
types based on simulation. Software will be provided.
In addition, there will be
recommended problems
which will not be collected and graded.
You are responsible for the consequences of ignoring the suggested
problems. In addition to these, you are expected to work
through the exercises and examples in the textbook.
Examinations:
There will be a single makeup exam few days after the
final exam which will cover all the topics.
You can only miss one of the exams and take the makeup if you have a
valid, well documented excuse. Only those people who have missed an exam
will be eligible to take the makeup exam. You cannot take the
makeup exam to improve your grade.
Grading:
Link to EE Department's web page for this course.
Midterm Exam (35%), Final Exam (45%), Project (20%)
The exams are closed book. Calculators are allowed.