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Entropy in the teaching of introductory thermodynamics
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1987
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Thermodynamic ModellingNon-equilibrium ThermodynamicsEngineeringTeachingPhysicsEntropyMechanicsUndefined ObjectsEntropy ProductionIntroductory ThermodynamicsEquilibrium ThermodynamicsEducationThermodynamicsHeat TransferElementary Physics CourseThermal EngineeringThermal EnergyThermodynamic Equilibrium
An elementary physics course on thermodynamics is presented. It uses entropy and temperature as fundamental, undefined objects. Suggestions on how to do this can be traced back to H. L. Callendar [Proc. Phys. Soc. (London) 23, 153 (1911)].