Bozeman Science
Thermodynamics and P-V Diagrams
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the First Law of Thermodynamics applies to an ideal gas in a piston. A pressure-volume graph can be used to determine the type of thermodynamic process. Included is a discussion of and P-V diagram...
Bozeman Science
Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how energy can neither be created nor destroyed but may be transferred. Energy comes in many forms (including chemical, mechanical, light, electrical, and thermal). In AP Chemistry students must be...
Professor Dave Explains
The First Law of Thermodynamics: Internal Energy, Heat, and Work
In chemistry we talked about the first law of thermodynamics as being the law of conservation of energy, and that's one way of looking at it, but physicists like doing math more than chemists do, so let's talk about the first law in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: More on Internal Energy
Calculating work using the first law of thermodynamics. [13:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pv Diagrams and Expansion Work
Using PV-diagrams and expansion work to explain parts of the First Law of Thermodynamics. [15:24]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crash Course Big History: The Big Bang
Crash Course is a fast, funny, irreverent look at history beginning with the Big Bang Theory. In this episode, brothers John and Hank Green gives us their take on what makes Big History so darn important. [13:55]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Thermodynamics and P v Diagrams
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the First Law of Thermodynamics applies to an ideal gas in a piston. A pressure-volume graph can be used to determine the type of thermodynamic process. Included is a discussion of and P-V diagram...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #23: Thermodynamics
Have you ever heard of a Perpetual Motion Machine? More to the point, have you ever heard of why Perpetual Motion Machines are impossible? One of the reasons is because of the first law of thermodynamics! In this video [10:04] episode of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chemistry: First Law of Thermodynamics/internal Energy
A video lecture defining the first law of thermodynamics and internal energy. Understand that energy is only transferred from one form to another and not created or destroyed. Also learn how measure the amount of energy something has as...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #26: Thermodynamics
It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and others that didn't and then some ideas that...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Julius Robert Mayer
A discussion of Mayer's colaboration with Robert Joule and the ultimate development of the first law of thermodynamics. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. Includes some biographical information. (Text is the actual radio transcript...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculating Internal Energy and Work Example
This video shows a worked example calculating the change in internal energy for a gas using the first law of thermodynamics. [7:13]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Heat Capacity at Constant Volume and Pressure
Explains the internal energy of a monatomic ideal gas that is under constant volume and pressure, how the internal energy can be changed in lab conditions, and how this affects the work being done. [12:15]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Life Requires Free Energy
Paul Andersen describes how free energy is used by organisms to grow, maintain order, and reproduce. A brief discussion of the first and second law of thermodynamics is also included.