Perfect Gas Law

Adiabatic - no heat transfer, occurs with a rapid expansion or contraction of a gas

Heat Engine - converts heat to work. According to the 2nd Law 100% of a quantity of heat can never be converted to work.

Heat Pump - makes heat flow "backwards" from cold to hot, COP is coefficient of performance, the higher the better

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Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics is one of the most humorous, entertaining, and readable physics books available, yet is filled with all kinds of useful content and clear explanations for high school, 1st semester college physics students, and film buffs.

It explains all 3 of Newton's laws, the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics, momentum, energy, gravity, circular motion and a host of other topics all through the lens of Hollywood movies using Star Trek and numerous other films.

If you want to learn how to think physics and have a lot of fun in the process, this is the book for you!

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