Engineer's Notebook §1–2

Thermodynamics

How heat and work move energy in and out of a system, and how gases respond. Each topic opens with its formula, then a demo you can change.

1 · Gases

1.1Ideal gas lawpV = nRT
1.2First lawΔU = Q − W

2 · Heat transfer

2.1Conductionq = −k dT/dx