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2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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APSC 304 - Energy and Thermodynamics


Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): APSC 301  
Basic principles involved in energy production, distribution and storage: engines, generators, photosynthesis, fossil fuels, solar energy, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, geothermal, wind/hydro power, fuel cells, batteries, nuclear energy, and the power grid. Includes the formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics; energy conservation; concepts of equilibrium, temperature, energy, and entropy; equations of state; processes involving energy transfer as work and heat; reversibility and irreversibility; closed and open systems; and cyclic processes.