Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
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Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
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Narrated by:
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Jeffrey C. Grossman
About this listen
Nothing has had a more profound impact on the development of modern civilization than thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes are at the heart of everything that involves heat, energy, and work, making an understanding of the subject indispensable for careers in engineering, physical science, biology, meteorology, and even nutrition and culinary arts. Get an in-depth tour of this vital and fascinating science in 24 enthralling lectures suitable for everyone from science novices to experts who wish to review elementary concepts and formulas.
Professor Jeffrey Grossman of MIT uses the four laws of thermodynamics as a launching point to discuss foundational concepts that are critical pillars of science and engineering - ideas such as entropy, chemical potential, Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, osmotic pressure, heat capacity, eutectic melting, and the Carnot cycle. These and other ideas shed light on many phenomena in the natural world, and they are the analytical tools that engineers use to create new devices and technologies. At the end of these lectures, you'll truly appreciate the elegance and importance of thermodynamic principles. Also, you'll have unlocked the secrets to a fascinating aspect of our universe.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Gavin
- 05-06-2023
Great but missing original video
The lecturer is very engaging and the subject fascinating. The course is not a walk in the park – I had to concentrate a lot and rewind some sections multiple times – but the material was all the more rewarding for being demanding.
The only downside is that the original video is missing, which encompassed essential experiments and graphs. I was able to supplement the missing video to some extent via judicious YouTube and Google searches, but it’s rather misleading to pretend that this course is an audiobook.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- LG
- 12-03-2019
Cheat...
This "book" appears to be the audio of a video lecture, missing its picture. Despite the accompanying pdf file, the lecturer frequently refers to demonstrations and pointing out visual details of a visual content, which obviously is not visible for me.
This should have been communicated clearly in the description of the product. Misleading. I feel cheated!
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Timothy Mcardle
- 05-06-2021
This book is heavy on maths and formulas
I really wanted to learn this subject in a practical and 'applied' sense and the author's aim was to convey thermodynamics to the masses in a comprehendible, easy access manner. The first 3 or 4 chapters were great then he switched to describing the subject in maths equations and formulas. That was beyond meaningless to me. A couple of chapters listening to the maths turned me off completely.
I will now return this title for a refund.
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