Thermodynamics Courses and Certifications

Chad's Prep

First Law of Thermodynamics - General Physics

Explore the First Law of Thermodynamics, covering internal energy, heat, work, and PV relationships. Master calculations for various thermodynamic processes and solve practical problems.

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• 43 minutes
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The Royal Institution

Thermodynamics and Energy - Making Light Work - Lecture 5

Explore thermodynamics through Nobel laureate Sir George Porter's demonstrations of heat pumps, solar energy, and renewable power sources in this historic 1976 Royal Institution lecture.

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• 1 hour
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A New Thermodynamics of Biochemistry - Part 2

Exploring thermodynamics in living systems, from cellular metabolism to ecosystems. Insights on climate change, agriculture, and the search for extraterrestrial life through a new lens of biochemistry and physics.

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• 46 minutes
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Minimum Work of Partitioning, Gibbs Phase Rule, and Van der Waals Model in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 9

Delve into advanced thermodynamics concepts including Gibbs Phase Rule, Van der Waals model, and system partitioning work, with applications to pure substances and phase transitions in engineering systems.

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• 1 hour 38 minutes
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Direct and Cross Effects in Entropy Production and the Fourth Law of Thermodynamics - Lecture 23

Delve into advanced thermodynamics concepts, exploring entropy production, force-flux relationships, cross effects, and the Fourth Law through comprehensive theoretical frameworks and practical applications.

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• 1 hour 39 minutes
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Liquid-Liquid Spinodal Decomposition and Chemical Reaction Systems in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 17

Delve into advanced thermodynamics concepts including liquid-liquid spinodal decomposition, Henry's law, binary mixture stability, and chemical reaction systems with energy-entropy balances and stoichiometric analysis.

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• 1 hour 39 minutes
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Heat and Diffusion Interaction: Diffusive and Convective Fluxes in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 22

Master advanced thermodynamics concepts focusing on heat and diffusion interactions, balance equations, barycentric velocity, and the relationship between diffusive fluxes in continuum systems.

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• 1 hour 32 minutes
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Thermodiffusive Effects and Multicomponent Transport in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 25

Delve into advanced thermodynamic concepts including thermodiffusive effects, multicomponent transport phenomena, thermoelectric systems, and molecular transport mechanisms in porous media and electrochemical systems.

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• 1 hour 20 minutes
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Ideal Mixture Behavior and Thermodynamics of Mixing - Lecture 12

Delve into advanced thermodynamic concepts covering mixture properties, Lennard-Jones potential, Gibbs-Dalton behavior, and entropy of mixing through comprehensive mathematical and theoretical analysis.

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• 1 hour 41 minutes
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Relative Diffusion Fluxes and Thermoelectric Effects in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 24

Explore advanced thermodynamic concepts including thermoelectric effects, electromagnetic radiation, and diffusion fluxes, with detailed analysis of Seebeck, Peltier, and Thomson effects in solid conductors.

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• 1 hour 40 minutes
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Allocation in Hybrid Power Production and Chemical Potentials in Thermodynamics - Lecture 11

Delve into advanced thermodynamics concepts, from exergy allocation in hybrid power systems to chemical potentials, partial pressures, and mixture properties in multicomponent systems.

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• 1 hour 38 minutes
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Second Law, Entropy, and Maximum Entropy Principles in Advanced Thermodynamics - Lecture 2

Delve into advanced thermodynamics concepts, focusing on the Second Law, entropy principles, and their applications in engineering systems through comprehensive theoretical foundations and practical analysis.

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• 1 hour 41 minutes
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ICTP Mathematics

Inducing Schemes and Their Role in Thermodynamics - ICTP 2021

Explore inducing schemes in thermodynamics, focusing on Young diffeomorphisms, symbolic representations, and equilibrium measures. Gain insights into pressure analyticity and phase transitions.

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• 55 minutes
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ICTP Mathematics

Building Thermodynamics for Non-Uniformly Hyperbolic Maps - Yakov Pesin

Explore advanced concepts in dynamical systems, focusing on non-uniformly hyperbolic maps, symbolic models, and equilibrium measures in thermodynamics.

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• 1 hour 3 minutes
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Foundations of Physics @Harvard

A Tale of Two Sciences: Contrasting Views on Thermodynamics

Explore the distinction between two approaches to thermodynamics: the Maxwellian view as a resource theory and the Planckian view as a theory of macroscopic matter properties. Examine their implications for statistical mechanics.

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• 1 hour 54 minutes
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