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Physics 4: Thermal Physics

Temperature, kinetic theory, the laws of thermodynamics and entropy.

Temperature, kinetic theory, the laws of thermodynamics and entropy. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 4 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

Part of: Physics · Proves for: UG

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How this is verified: 5 are checked automatically, then confirmed by one person; 1 is confirmed by people who saw the work.

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Learn Probability (Harvard Stat 110)

Probability you need first (reused from Data Science; optional here).

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2 milestones

  1. 1Do the course work in public
  2. 2Check a probability puzzle by simulation
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Physics 4: Thermal Physics

Course 4: 3 units and your own piece.

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4 milestones

  1. 1Temperature and kinetic theory
  2. 2The first and second laws, and entropy
  3. 3Probability and the Boltzmann factor
  4. 4Watch the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution appear

Resources for this path

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Free MIT course: notes, problem sets and exams.

Free open textbook (CC BY 4.0). Read chapters 1–4.

The no-calculus route through the same topics, for younger and IB learners.