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Thermodynamics: 1st Law for Closed Systems, Ideal Gases (10 of 25)

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0:00:11 – Comments on homework
0:05:57 – Specific heat for ideal gases
0:27:58 – Example: Using specific heat to determine internal energy change for an ideal gas
0:43:17 – First law for closed systems with ideal gases
0:51:20 – Example: First law for closed system with ideal gas

Note: The audio quality is a little poorer compared to other videos in this Thermodynamics lecture series. At the moment there are no plans to re-record this lecture.

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This lecture series was recorded live at Cal Poly Pomona during Winter 2017. The textbook is Cengel and Boles, “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (8th edition).”