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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf Study

    Important dates

    Certificate Exam Date

    Start Date : 26 Apr, 2026

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

    The Syllabus

    • Introduction to macroscopic systems and review mathematical foundations

    • Equilibrium under different experimental conditions, Concept of work and heat

    • First law of thermodynamics: Internal energy and Enthalpy

    • Second law of thermodynamics: Carnot’s engine and entropy

    • Equilibrium and spontaneity in isolated systems, entropy of mixtures

    • Internal and free energies in thermodynamics

    • Condition of spontaneity and equilibrium for systems in contact with reservoirs

    • Third law of thermodynamics; molecular interpretation of entropy

    • Thermodynamics of open systems

    • Phase equilibrium

    • Chemical reaction equilibrium

    • Electrochemical equilibrium

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