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View SchemaHow to teach statistical thermal physics in the introductory physics course
| Authors | Koo-Chul Lee |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9908046 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9908046 |
Abstract
We report several simulation programs which can be used to teach the statistical foundation of thermal physics in the introductory college physics courses. These programs are simple applications of a technique of generating random configurations of many dice with fixed total value. By simulating dice throwing only we can demonstrate all the important principles of classical thermodynamics.
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