This chapter discusses concepts of thermodynamics including temperature, heat, work, and heat capacity. It introduces the three laws of thermodynamics:
1) Zeroth law: two objects in thermal equilibrium with a third object are in equilibrium with each other
2) First law: the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat supplied minus the work done by the system
3) Applications of thermodynamic processes including adiabatic, constant-volume, cyclical, and free expansion processes.
Modes of heat transfer - conduction, convection, and radiation - are also covered.