Heat & Thermodynamics 3 | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

PGP 1206

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Natural Sciences

School:

School of Physical Sciences

Department:

Geology

Course Discipline:

Chemistry

Course Description & Objectives:

This course introduces students to the importance of heat generated in the earth by radioactivity, its transportation to the surface and how it affects terrestrial phenomena. It covers the following major topics: equation of state for an ideal gas; basic heat transfer; kinetic theory; the laws of thermodynamics; and Maxwell’s distribution of velocities.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

Explain the relationship between temperature and heat;
Analyze thermodynamic changes using laws of thermodynamics;
Use the equation of state and the simple kinetic theory in solving problems;
Relate terrestrial phenomena to the changes in the earth’s atmosphere

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