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Confusion about the concepts arising from the second law is a well known phenomenon. A conscientious attempt has been made in the Open University course ‘Thermofluid Mechanics and Energy’ to face up to this by a new treatment of the teaching of both First and Second Laws. This treatment has involved several factors. Firstly, there is an explicit attempt to dismantle students’ pre-existing misconceptions about energy. Energy is treated as the capability of effecting change.
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Armson, R. (1985). Teaching the Second Law: Experience from the Open University Technology Faculty. In: Lewins, J.D. (eds) Teaching Thermodynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2163-7_6
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