Chapter 8: Thermal Physics Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 46198 OpenStax OpenStax 8.1: Introduction to Thermal Physics 8.2: Temperature 8.3: The Ideal Gas Law 8.4: Heat 8.5: Heat Transfer Methods 8.6: Temperature Change and Heat Capacity 8.7: Phase Change and Latent Heat 8.8: The First Law of Thermodynamics 8.9: The First Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engine Processes 8.10: Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Heat Engines and Their Efficiency 8.11: Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine- The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated 8.12: Applications of Thermodynamics- Heat Pumps and Refrigerators 8.13: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy 8.14: Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- The Underlying Explanation 8.E: Thermal Physics (Exercises)