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Oh, so it's backslash, thanks. :) I'm still not clear on why the delta t on the left is (Ti - Tf) and the delta t on the right is (Tf - Ti). Isn't delta t, the change in temperature, always the final temperature minus the initial temperature, regardless of whether the object in question is...

I'm having trouble trying to write mass times specific heat times delta T subscript copper to represent the internal energy of a piece of copper. This was one of my many unsuccessful attempts: mc /Delta T_{copper} How do you do it? :frown: Testing: mc \partial_{x}. I hope the mc part...

[FONT="Courier New"]A 2 kg copper block, initially at 100°C, is brought in contact with a 2 kg plastic block, initially at 20°C. They are kept in contact long enough to reach the same equilibrium temperature. The specific heat of plastic is four times as much as the specific heat of copper...

I am interested in how this debate will turn out, since a few folks at the Flat Earth Society do appear to be willing to subscribe to scientific thinking. I just wanted to let everyone here know that I have extended an http://theflatEarth'society.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=43649#43649" to...