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Physics 2053: Fluids and Thermodynamics


2053 Fluids and Thermodynamics
introduces the student to basic concepts in fluid statics and dynamics as well as the fundamental concepts in thermal physics: kinetic theory, the laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes, entropy, and heat engines and refrigerators.

CO: Mathematics 1001 and PHYS 1051(or Phys 1021 with a minimum average of 70%)
LH: 3
PR: Mathematics 1001 and PHYS 1051(or Phys 1021 with a minimum average of 70%)

Why does a metal boat float? How do airplanes fly? What is turbulence? What exactly is ˜heat™ anyway? How is temperature defined? What does the motion of atoms and molecules have to do with temperature? How are refrigerators and diesel engines related? What is ˜entropy™?, and what is The Heat Death of the Universe?