8.7: Thermal Physics Last updated Jun 4, 2024 Save as PDF 8.6: Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem 8.7.1: Introduction to Thermal Physics Page ID96008 OpenStaxOpenStax ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 8.7.1: Introduction to Thermal Physics8.7.2: Temperature8.7.3: The Ideal Gas Law8.7.4: Heat8.7.5: Heat Transfer Methods8.7.6: Temperature Change and Heat Capacity8.7.7: Phase Change and Latent Heat8.7.8: The First Law of Thermodynamics8.7.9: The First Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engine Processes8.7.10: Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Heat Engines and Their Efficiency8.7.11: Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine- The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated8.7.12: Applications of Thermodynamics- Heat Pumps and Refrigerators8.7.13: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy8.7.14: Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- The Underlying Explanation8.7.E: Thermal Physics (Exercises)