Thermodynamics Help: Tips to Maintain C+ Average

  • Thread starter Thread starter shadowlycan
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Thermodynamics
AI Thread Summary
The discussion centers on a student seeking assistance with thermodynamics, specifically heat and thermal equilibrium, due to inadequate instruction from a non-qualified teacher. The student expresses a need for resources to improve their understanding and maintain a passing grade. A helpful link to a comprehensive thermodynamics resource is provided, which includes question sheets, answers, video lectures, and lecture notes. The response emphasizes that heat transfer and thermal equilibrium are fundamental concepts that can be mastered with proper guidance and encourages the student to ask specific questions for further clarification.
shadowlycan
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Thermodynamics help!

:confused: My physics teacher isn't actually a teacher and, as the only sophomore in my class, I need a little more help than the standard ill-prepared explanation. I am currently dealing with heat and thermal equilibrium. I don't exactly know where to turn. Any help on finding a webpage that could help me maintain my C+ average or any direct help would be very much obliged.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Heat transfer and thermal equilibrium is not a difficult concept to master. Most high school phyics teachers understand it well enough to teach the basics. If you have a specific question, just ask.
 
I’ve been looking through the curricula of several European theoretical/mathematical physics MSc programs (ETH, Oxford, Cambridge, LMU, ENS Paris, etc), and I’m struck by how little emphasis they place on advanced fundamental courses. Nearly everything seems to be research-adjacent: string theory, quantum field theory, quantum optics, cosmology, soft matter physics, black hole radiation, etc. What I don’t see are the kinds of “second-pass fundamentals” I was hoping for, things like...
TL;DR Summary: I want to do a PhD in applied math but I hate group theory, is this a big problem? Hello, I am a second-year math and physics double major with a minor in data science. I just finished group theory (today actually), and it was my least favorite class in all of university so far. It doesn't interest me, and I am also very bad at it compared to other math courses I have done. The other courses I have done are calculus I-III, ODEs, Linear Algebra, and Prob/Stats. Is it a...
Back
Top