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PHY-313 Thermodynamics
(Spring, 2000 - Earl C. Swallow)

Links to Basic Course Documents and Resources:

EC Library
Course Schedule
Course "Ground Rules" Handout
Pressure Units Conversion Table

Elmhurst College Maple Resources Web Page

Selected Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Links:
Current Research, Engineering Applications, and Data Sources

Molecular Thermodynamics at University of California Berkeley Experimental Kinetics and Thermodynamics Group at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Thermodynamics Research Laboratory at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC - Chemical Engineering) Center for Nonlinear Dynamics at University of Texas Austin (UTA) Ilya Prigogine Center for Studies in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems at UTA F*A*C*T Database for Chemical Thermodynamics Performance Solutions Infochem Computer Services, Ltd.: Chemical Engineering Software, Thermodynamics Models . . . K&K Associates: Thermal Connection - lots of links, etc. Taftan Data, Developers of Engineering Applications - offer free Thermodynamics Online Help software

Educational(?) Pages

Physics Pholk Songs - some thermodynamic humor About Temperature - intended as a resource for middle school teachers Yahoo Temperature Links Encyclopedia.com on Thermodynamics Thermodynamics Tutorials and Simulations Second Law of Thermodynamics Thermodynamics of Internal Combustion Engines at Colorado State University First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics - some experiments and activities Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics at San Francisco State University - a graphical tour Engineering Thermodynamics at University of Vermont - some basic cycles and components Boltzman Statistics Tutorial from Physics 510 at University of British Columbia Statistical and Thermal Physics Curriculum Development Project Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Educational Sites from UIC TEST, The Expert System for Thermodynamics from San Diego State University

History of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Sketching the History of Statistical Mechanics and Thermodyamics History of Thermodynamics

Creationist "Abuse" of Thermodynamics

Attributing False Characteristics to Thermodynamics & lots of related information More of this among pseudoscience links on my Science and Society Links page.

Featured Players:
Einstein-Image and Impact: AIP History Center Exhibit.
The Nobel Foundation
Enrico Fermi
Physicists on the Money
Carl Sagan
Richard Feynman Online!

Scientific & Professional Societies:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
American Physical Society (APS)
Institute of Physics (IOP)
National Academy of Sciences
New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Some Other Relevant and/or Interesting Links
The James Randi Educational Foundation Home Page
Web Teacher Tutorial - learning to use the web
Elmhurst College Writing Center Home Page - help with term papers, etc.
Some of my favorite Science and Society Links - includes many links related to pseudoscience.

More to come!

Rev. 3/07/2000. - - Comments and suggestions to Earl C. Swallow .