Week of January 30th

I had one student come in on Thursday last week. They were taking Dr. Broccio's class, but they had some general questions. I also had questions outside of office hours. A lot of the questions were about Carnot engines and refrigeration. I think students had difficulty understanding how the equations change between the two. I directed them to the pictures in the book that showed that the differences between the two which was helpful. There were also a few questions about how to manipulate the gas equations. I always found that the best way to get better at this is to do problems in the back of the book. Another helpful tip is to write out the information that you are given and think about which equations can be used.