Teach: First law
This HL-only sub-topic applies the ideas of heat and work to ideal gases in closed systems. PV diagrams are important, but the star of the show is the first law of thermodynamics. Aims Students will be able to… Considerations We split this sub-topic into two parts. The first introduces the PV diagram, the 4 processes (isobaric, etc), and the first law of thermodynamics. This first part is tough for students because...