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Can We Do Better Than Mechanical Energy Conservation?

March 17, 2020
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Note: It is assumed that the reader has read part I of the series. Introduction The ambiguity and flaws discussed in part I can be resolved using the…
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What Is Heat? The Real Thermodynamics Definition Explained

December 11, 2015
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Heat is not something a body possesses. Heat is a transfer mechanism: the non-mechanical exchange of energy between a system and its surroundings that…
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Frequently Made Errors in Heat: Elementary Level

June 1, 2015
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1. Heat, Work, Internal Energy, and Kinetic Energy "If heat is the motion of molecules, why isn't it Kinetic Energy?"In everyday use, we may think…
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