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COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides an introduction to the most powerful engineering principles you will ever learn - Thermodynamics: the science of transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form. We will introduce the tools you need to analyze energy systems from solar panels, to engines, to insulated coffee mugs. More specifically, we will cover the topics of mass and energy conservation principles; first law analysis of control mass and control volume systems; properties and behavior of pure substances; and applications to thermodynamic systems operating at steady state conditions. COURSE FORMAT The class consists of lecture videos, which average 8 to 12 minutes in length. The videos include integrated In-Video Quiz questions. There are also quizzes at the end of each section, which include problems to practice your analytical skills that are not part of video lectures. There are no exams. GRADING POLICY Each question is worth 1 point. A correct answer is worth +1 point. An incorrect answer is worth 0 points. There is no partial credit. You can attempt each quiz up to three times every 8 hours, with an unlimited number of total attempts. The number of questions that need to be answered correctly to pass are displayed at the beginning of each quiz. Following the Mastery Learning model, students must pass all 8 practice quizzes with a score of 80% or higher in order to complete the course. ESTIMATED WORKLOAD If you follow the suggested deadlines, lectures and quizzes will each take approximately ~3 hours per week each, for a total of ~6 hours per week. TARGET AUDIENCE Basic undergraduate engineering or science student. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - What are the prerequisites for taking this course? An introductory background (high school or first year college level) in chemistry, physics, and calculus will help you be successful in this class. -What will this class prepare me for in the academic world? Thermodynamics is a prerequisite for many follow-on courses, like heat transfer, internal combustion engines, propulsion, and gas dynamics, to name a few. -What will this class prepare me for in the real world? Energy is one of the top challenges we face as a global society. Energy demands are deeply tied to the other major challenges of clean water, health, food resources, and poverty. Understanding how energy systems work is key to understanding how to meet all these needs around the world. Because energy demands are only increasing, this course also provides the foundation for many rewarding professional careers....

Top reviews

MJ

Jul 23, 2019

Great course. But I was also hoping to get an in-depth analytical understanding of the second law of thermodynamics and the zeroth law as well. But I really enjoyed it and definitely learned a lot.

AM

Feb 24, 2021

Courses from the University of Michigan are always awesome. Hats off to Margaret Wooldridge, mam. Thank you so much, Coursera and the University of Michigan for making this outstanding experience.

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Dec 27, 2020

Thanks a lot for this great source professor!

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Jun 30, 2020

رائع جدا..لقد تعلمت الكثير والمفيد من الاشياء

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Jun 1, 2020

This course is very good and full informative

By Marcus R

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Jan 28, 2017

Simply Perfect it!! I have no comments to it!

By Bhuvnesh k

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Aug 6, 2020

very good approach for Teaching the basics.

By Manuel L

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Mar 12, 2023

A serious and practical learning experience

By mohamed a

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Apr 18, 2021

excellent course with an excellent lecturer

By Anjali K

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Aug 18, 2020

Quite lengthy course but much 🙂interesting

By Carlos E

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Jul 8, 2020

Amazing! She's great explaining everything.

By vishwajeet p s

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Aug 18, 2018

easy and quick learning content on lectures

By Prem K S

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Oct 14, 2022

Very learning and storable study material

By Mohammad R A

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Apr 21, 2022

Builds strong foundation in Thermodynamics

By Srijan D

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Jul 25, 2020

Got some most important and Basic concept.

By Nafis S R

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Jun 15, 2020

Its an wonderful course and very educative

By yash s

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Apr 30, 2020

a very well designed course for beginners.

By Akshay w

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Mar 10, 2019

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENHANCE MY KNOWLEDGE

By 马彬彬

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Feb 26, 2018

LITTER DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH

By Carlos M M

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Oct 24, 2021

Great course to begin with thermodynamics

By Deleted A

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Jul 26, 2020

its amazing to learn the intro of thermo.

By Bernardo R

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Jul 13, 2020

Very good explanation about the concepts!

By Ashish K

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Jul 1, 2020

This is a too good course . Thank you mam

By Dr.Sivakumar S

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Jun 20, 2020

Thanks for Excellent informative lecture

By BASIREDDY

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Dec 27, 2020

FOUND VERY USEFUL THANKS FOR THIS COURSE

By Harsh B

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Jun 4, 2020

very nice course ; specially the quizzes

By Abhay D B

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Aug 17, 2018

It was fabulous. Thanks for serving this