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2026-2027 / PHYS3142-1

Introduction to thermodynamics - application to ideal gases

Duration

20h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering4 crédits 

Lecturer

Bernard Longdoz, Geoffroy Lumay

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Basic Definitions :
State variables, temperature, Principle zero, transformations, properties of substances.

Heat and heat transfer, First law of thermodynamics, application to closed systems, heat budgets.

Second law of thermodynamics: statements, application to cyclic transformations, efficiency, Carnot engine, Entropy, entropy budget.

The physical principles are illustrated with experiments performed during the lectures.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Fundamental physics laws.
  • Initiation to scientific reasoning.
  • Initiation problem resolution (translation in a formal language, resolution of the formal problem, solution analysis and interpretation).
  • Orders of magnitude and approximations.
  • analysis of experimental data.
  • Heat budget.
After completing the course the student is expected to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to open and cyclic transformations for open and closed systems.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Secondary school : French and Mathematics courses.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Lectures : 21h
Practical classes : 16h

Laboratory : 4h

Remediation : 6h

 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Courses slides (on eCampus).
Exercise Booklet

Reference book:
Physics for scientists and engineers, J. W. Jewet and R. A. Serway

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Further information:

Continuous Assessment: Work during tutorial sessions and laboratory report

Quiz: Format identical to the exams

Session exams: Specific details are outlined in the faculty document "TEST AND EXAM REGULATIONS"

A non-programmable scientific calculator (without a graphic display) may be used during exams.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

An e-mail sent by a student to a member of the teaching or administrative staff must contain the following information: surname, first name, number, course concerned and precise information about the request. In addition, the subject of the e-mail must contain the course code PHYS3024. If this is not the case, the email will not be followed up.

Contacts

Professors:

  • Geoffroy Lumay (in charge of the Theory part) geoffroy.lumay@uliege.be
  • Bernard Longdoz (in charge of the pratical works-exercices) bernard.longdoz@uliege.be

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