Module Details |
| The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
| Title | Thermal Physics and Properties of Matter | ||
| Code | PHYS102 | ||
| Coordinator |
Professor BR Heazlewood Physics B.R.Heazlewood@liverpool.ac.uk |
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| Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
| Session 2023-24 | Level 4 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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The module aims to make the student familiar with |
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Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Be able to link the microscopic view of a system to its macroscopic state variables |
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(LO2) Be able to derive and use Maxwell's relations |
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(LO3) Calculate the linear and volume thermal expansions of materials |
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(LO4) Analyse the expected performance of heat engines, heat pumps and refrigerators |
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(LO5) Calculate the heat flow into and work done by a system and how that is constrained by the first law of thermodynamics |
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(LO6) Understand the PV and PT diagrams for materials and the phase transitions that occur when changing the state variables for materials |
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(LO7) Use the theory of equipartition to relate the structure of molecules to the measured heat capacity. |
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(LO8) Relate the second law of thermodynamics to the operation of heat engines, heat pumps and refrigerators, particularly the Carnot engine. |
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(LO9) Understand the kinetic theory of gases and calculate properties of gases including the heat capacity and mean free path. |
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(LO10) Understand the basis of entropy and relate this to the second law of thermodynamics and calculate entropy changes. |
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(S1) Problem Solving Skills |
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(S2) Collaborative Learning. |
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Syllabus |
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• Heat, thermal expansion, and temperature scales; zeroth law of thermodynamics; heat capacity, latent heats of fusion and vaporisation. • Gas laws, kinetic theory of gases, Van der Waals equation, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, equipartition principle. • First law of thermodynamics. • Second law of thermodynamics, the Carnot cycle, ideal and real engines. • Young’s modulus, strain energy, stress, Poisson’s ratio. • Partial differentiation, chain rule, exact and inexact differentials. • Entropy, thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell’s relations, free and throttling expansions. • Phase transitions, third law of thermodynamics |
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Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lectures delivered on campus. Description: Lectures. |
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Teaching Schedule |
| Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
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22 |
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44 | ||||
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| Private Study | 106 | ||||||
| TOTAL HOURS | 150 | ||||||
Assessment |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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| Written exam, unseen managed by SAS There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule: Semester 1 | 150 | 70 | ||||
| CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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| Problem Classes Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :First semester | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 5 problems classes. | 0 | 15 | ||||
Recommended Texts |
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| Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. | |