Abstract
We report the rationale behind and preliminary results from a guided-inquiry conceptual worksheet (a.k.a. tutorial) dealing with Carnot's efficiency and the Carnot cycle. The tutorial was administered in an upper-level thermodynamics course at the University of Maine. The tutorial was implemented as the third in a three-tutorial sequence designed to improve students' understanding of entropy and its applications. Initial pre- and post-tutorial assessment data suggest that student understanding of heat engines and the Carnot cycle improved as a result of tutorial instruction.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, PER |
| Pages | 277-280 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| State | Published - Dec 16 2009 |
| Event | 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, PER: Physics Education Research across Paradigms - Ann Arbor, MI, United States Duration: Jul 29 2009 → Jul 30 2009 |
Publication series
| Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
|---|---|
| Volume | 1179 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1551-7616 |
Other
| Other | 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, PER: Physics Education Research across Paradigms |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Period | 7/29/09 → 7/30/09 |
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Addressing student difficulties with concepts related to entropy, heat engines and the Carnot cycle. / Smith, Trevor; Christensen, Warren M.; Thompson, John R.
2009 Physics Education Research Conference, PER. 2009. p. 277-280 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1179).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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PY - 2009/12/16
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N2 - We report the rationale behind and preliminary results from a guided-inquiry conceptual worksheet (a.k.a. tutorial) dealing with Carnot's efficiency and the Carnot cycle. The tutorial was administered in an upper-level thermodynamics course at the University of Maine. The tutorial was implemented as the third in a three-tutorial sequence designed to improve students' understanding of entropy and its applications. Initial pre- and post-tutorial assessment data suggest that student understanding of heat engines and the Carnot cycle improved as a result of tutorial instruction.
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