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PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I

Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics. This lecture continues the topic of thermodynamics, exploring in greater detail what heat is, and how it is generated and measured. The Boltzmann Constant is introduced. The microscopic meaning of temperature is explained. The First Law of Thermodynamics is presented. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. Recap of Heat Theory
[00:11:54] 2. The Boltzmann Constant and Avogadro's Number
[00:18:50] 3. A Microscopic Definition of Temperature
[00:30:15] 4. Molecular Mechanics of Phase Change and the Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
[00:46:49] 5. Quasi-static Processes
[00:50:19] 6. Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics

References
PHYS 200: Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics
Instructor: Professor Ramamurti Shankar. Resources: Problem Set 11 and Solutions [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics
Lecture 02 - Vectors in Multiple Dimensions
Lecture 03 - Newton's Laws of Motion
Lecture 04 - Newton's Laws (cont.) and Inclined Planes
Lecture 05 - Work-Energy Theorem and Law of Conservation of Energy
Lecture 06 - Law of Conservation of Energy in Higher Dimensions
Lecture 07 - Kepler's Laws
Lecture 08 - Dynamics of a Multiple-body System and Law of Conservation of Momentum
Lecture 09 - Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
Lecture 10 - Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem
Lecture 11 - Torque
Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity
Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation
Lecture 14 - Introduction to the Four-Vector
Lecture 15 - Four-Vector in Relativity
Lecture 16 - The Taylor Series and Other Mathematical Concepts
Lecture 17 - Simple Harmonic Motion
Lecture 18 - Simple Harmonic Motion (cont.) and Introduction to Waves
Lecture 19 - Waves
Lecture 20 - Fluid Dynamics and Statics and Bernoulli's Equation
Lecture 21 - Thermodynamics
Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics
Lecture 23 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot's Engine
Lecture 24 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics (cont.) and Entropy