3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Equilibrium states, the concept of heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; the existence and properties of the entropy; different thermodynamic potentials and their uses; phase diagrams; introduction to statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics; treatment of ideal gases.
Learning Outcomes1Identify and develop solutions to internal and external barriers which prevent attainment of career trajectory.
2Define and apply professional and transition skills to move from academic to professional environment in order to improve the workforce experience and promotion opportunities.
3Recognize and engage in engineering stewardship opportunities to build general public knowledge about the field of engineering.
4Utilize coaching skills developed in class to assist themselves and others in making decisions/taking action.
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made by Purdue students.