Chapter 8: Thermal Physics Last updated Mar 12, 2024 Save as PDF Unit 3: Classical Physics - Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Light 8.1: Introduction to Thermal Physics Page ID46198 OpenStaxOpenStax ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 8.1: Introduction to Thermal Physics8.2: Temperature8.3: The Ideal Gas Law8.4: Heat8.5: Heat Transfer Methods8.6: Temperature Change and Heat Capacity8.7: Phase Change and Latent Heat8.8: The First Law of Thermodynamics8.9: The First Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engine Processes8.10: Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Heat Engines and Their Efficiency8.11: Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine- The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated8.12: Applications of Thermodynamics- Heat Pumps and Refrigerators8.13: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy8.14: Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- The Underlying Explanation8.E: Thermal Physics (Exercises)