Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

5 Contact hours

Assessment methods

Tutorials, mid-semester quiz, final examination

Course enquiries

Prof. Peter Halley (p.halley@uq.edu.au) & Dr Anton Rayner (rayner@physics.uq.edu.au) (sem 1); Assoc. Prof. Tony Howes (tonyh@uq.edu.au) & Dr Anton Rayner (Rayner@physics.uq.edu.au) (sem 2)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

(no longer offered)Basic concepts in thermodynamics, forms of energy; properties of pure substances, phase diagrams & phase transitions; first law of thermodynamics & applications - mass & energy balances in open & closed systems; entropy & second law of thermodynamics, exergy; topical engineering case studies.