What Is Entropy? Advanced Undergraduate Performance Comparing Ideal Gas Processes

We report data on upper-level student understanding of entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics when comparing the isothermal and free expansions of an ideal gas. Data from pre- and post-instruction written questions are presented, and several noteworthy features of student performance are ident...

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Hauptverfasser:	Bucy, Brandon R, Thompson, John R, Mountcastle, Donald B
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
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