A 100% online Postgraduate certificate that will allow you to prosper in the industrial sector thanks to the exhaustive knowledge it offers you on Basic Thermodynamics"

The steam engine is undoubtedly the first clear and easily understandable example of the use of the laws of thermodynamics. Today, however, these principles are being used to make more efficient use of natural and renewable energy sources. This is why photovoltaic systems, improved air-conditioning systems and thermal machines have gained enormous momentum

At the same time, there is stiff business competition, especially in the industrial and technological fields, which seek greater efficiency, innovation and the design of new machines that favor production. This is a scenario where highly qualified engineering professionals are in an unbeatable position to prosper thanks to their multidisciplinary technical capabilities. Faced with this reality, TECH has created this Postgraduate certificate in Basic Thermodynamics, which offers students the most comprehensive knowledge in this field through multimedia resources, in which the latest technology applied to academic teaching has been used

A program, where in just 6 weeks, the students will delve into calorimetry, Joule's law, ideal and real gases or the kinetic-molecular theory of gases. All this with a theoretical and practical approach, thanks to the case studies developed by the teaching team that is part of this program

Also, thanks to the Relearning method, used by this academic institution in all its teachings, the person who takes this program will be able to advance in a much more natural and progressive way through the content of this instruction. In addition, this system even allows you to reduce the long hours of study

TECH offers a 100% online and flexible education, ideal for those students who wish to access a quality university degree whenever and wherever they want. All you need is an electronic device with an Internet connection to be able to view, at any time, the courseware hosted on the Virtual Campus

Enroll now in a university program that uses the latest technology in its didactic resources"

This Postgraduate certificate in Basic Thermodynamics contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical case studies are presented by experts in Physics
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

An academic option that allows you to distribute the course load according to your needs"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts

This university program will take you deep into the operation of real thermal machines and the Clausius theorem"

Enroll now in an academic option that you can access whenever you want to deepen your knowledge of the most relevant aspects of calorimetry"

Calorimetry, thermodynamic work, statistical mechanics, real gases or entropy will be concepts that students who take this university program will end up mastering after completing this Postgraduate certificate in Basic Thermodynamics. Achieving these goals will be much easier thanks to the use of video summaries, videos in detail, schemes or complementary readings, which are part of the library of resources that can be accessed 24 hours a day, easily from a computer, tablet or cell phone with Internet connection

A syllabus with a theoretical-practical vision that will lead you to advance with firm steps in the field of Thermodynamics"

Module 1. Thermodynamics

1.1. Mathematical Tools: Review

1.1.1. Review of the Logarithm and Exponential Functions
1.1.2. Review of Derivatives
1.1.3. Integrals
1.1.4. Derivative of a Function of Several Variables

1.2. Calorimetry. Zero Principle in Thermodynamics

1.2.1. Introduction and General Concepts
1.2.2. Thermodynamic Systems
1.2.3. Zero Principle in Thermodynamics
1.2.4. Temperature Scales. Absolute Temperature
1.2.5. Reversible and Irreversible Processes
1.2.6. Sign Criteria
1.2.7. Specific Heat
1.2.8. Molar Heat
1.2.9. Phase Changes
1.2.10. Thermodynamic Coefficients

1.3. Thermodynamic Work. First Principle of Thermodynamics

1.3.1. Heat and Thermodynamic Work
1.3.2. State Functions and Internal Energy
1.3.3. First Principle of Thermodynamics
1.3.4. Work of a Gas System
1.3.5. Joule's Law
1.3.6. Heat of Reaction and Enthalpy

1.4. Ideal Gases

1.4.1. Ideal Gas Laws

1.4.1.1. Boyle-Mariotte's Law
1.4.1.2. Charles and Gay-Lussac's Laws
1.4.1.3. Equation of State of Ideal Gases

1.4.1.3.1. Dalton's Law
1.4.1.3.2. Mayer's Law

1.4.2. Calorimetric Equations of the Ideal Gas
1.4.3. Adiabatic Processes

1.4.3.1. Adiabatic Transformations of an Ideal Gas

1.4.3.1.1. Relationship between Isotherms and Adiabatics
1.4.3.1.2. Work in Adiabatic Processes

1.4.5. Polytropic Transformations

1.5. Real Gases

1.5.1. Motivation
1.5.2. Ideal and Real Gases
1.5.3. Description of Real Gases
1.5.4. Equations of State of Series Development
1.5.5. Van der Waals Equation and Series Development
1.5.6. Andrews Isotherms
1.5.7. Metastable States
1.5.8. Van der Waals Equation: Consequences

1.6. Entropy

1.6.1. Introduction and Objectives
1.6.2. Entropy: Definition and Units
1.6.3. Entropy of an Ideal Gas
1.6.4. Entropic Diagram
1.6.5. Clausius Inequality
1.6.6. Fundamental Equation of Thermodynamics
1.6.7. Carathéodory's Theorem

1.7. Second Principle of Thermodynamics

1.7.1. Second Principle of Thermodynamics
1.7.2. Transformations between Two Thermal Focuses
1.7.3. Carnot Cycle
1.7.4. Real Thermal Machines
1.7.5. Clausius Theorem

1.8. Thermodynamic Functions. Third Principle of Thermodynamics

1.8.1. Thermodynamic Functions
1.8.2. Thermodynamic Equilibrium Conditions
1.8.3. Maxwell's Equations
1.8.4. Thermodynamic Equation of State
1.8.5. Internal Energy of a Gas
1.8.6. Adiabatic Transformations in a Real Gas
1.8.7. Third Principle of Thermodynamics and Consequences

1.9. Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

1.9.1. Hypothesis of the Kinetic-Molecular Theory
1.9.2. Kinetic Theory of the Pressure of a Gas
1.9.3. Adiabatic Evolution of a Gas
1.9.4. Kinetic Theory of Temperature
1.9.5. Mechanical Argument for Temperature
1.9.6. Principle of Equipartition of Energy
1.9.7. Virial Theorem

1.10. Introduction to Statistical Mechanics

1.10.1. Introduction and Objectives
1.10.2. General Concepts
1.10.3. Entropy, Probability and Boltzmann's Law
1.10.4. Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Law
1.10.5. Thermodynamic and Partition Functions

With this 100% online Postgraduate certificate you will learn about statistical mechanics and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law"