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ME-3134: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

Description: Fundamental concepts, first and second laws, gas and vapor processes with emphasis on chemical reactions, statistical interpretation of entropy, limited use of thermodynamic property tables. This course is for non-ME students.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-2214 or MATH-2214H

Required By: AOE-3044

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 51

Average GPA: 2.55 (B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 15.91%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.75%

Brian Y Lattimer201926.6%39.9%20.0%0.0%6.6%6.7%2.841
Amrinder Nain201821.2%47.3%23.0%5.5%1.5%1.5%2.865
Matthew J Rice201516.8%29.8%28.1%14.3%6.8%4.2%2.337
Eugene F Brown201117.8%35.4%29.0%9.7%6.2%1.8%2.486
Srinath Ekkad201113.2%37.9%26.6%11.7%4.8%6.0%2.432
Clinton L Dancey201325.6%29.7%24.7%10.6%8.0%1.4%2.5314
Randy R Clark201546.3%42.6%9.3%1.9%0.0%0.0%3.291
Charles E Smith201720.9%31.9%26.1%10.2%4.6%6.3%2.585
Eray Uzgoren200827.4%32.0%28.5%9.7%2.5%0.0%2.702
John P Bird201314.0%31.7%39.1%9.7%1.8%3.8%2.502
Colin J Reagle201220.0%34.6%36.4%7.3%0.0%1.8%2.651
Sandeep Kedukodi20169.3%33.9%33.9%21.6%0.0%1.5%2.231
Dennis R Jaasma200522.2%56.7%14.4%5.6%1.1%0.0%2.951
Michael W Ellis201113.8%19.0%27.7%26.0%5.2%8.6%2.081
Surya D Deb20139.9%39.4%28.0%13.2%6.6%3.3%2.331
Joseph A Ranalli200628.6%40.0%21.4%5.7%4.3%0.0%2.801

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