E 115: Engineering Thermodynamics Website

Lecture: MWF 11-12, 3108 Etcheverry (Prof. Olander)

Lectures will be podcast and available at webcast.Berkeley.edu/courses

Lecture by instructor or discussion/problem review by TA: Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00, 3108 Etcheverry

Instructor: D. R. Olander, 4169 Etcheverry
e-mail: fuelpr@socrates.berkeley.edu
Office hours: MWF 12-1 in 4101 or 4169 Etcheverry

new Schedule for rest of semester download here!

GSI & READERS

name email office time
Raluca Scarlat rscarlat@nuc.berkeley.edu 4126 Etcheverry

Tu 2-3, Th 3-4.
John Dreyer jdreyer@berkeley.edu 4116 Etcheverry
M, W, 9-10

Francois Gallet

 fgallet@nuc.berkeley.edu 4126 Etcheverry

M 1-3

 

Grading
Quizzes (2)
10%
Exams (2)* 30%
Final 40%
Homework 20%

* open book - tentative dates 10/5 and 11/9

TEXT

“General Thermodynamics" by D. Olander, Taylor & Francis (2007)

Problems are at the end of each chapter

- for sale for Pr at the ASUC store sometime in October. Until then, the first five chapters of the book are on this site

Non-technical Documents: sections of the following books:

  • H. C. Van Ness, "Understanding Thermodynamics"
  • H. C. Von Baeyer, "Why Warmth Disperses and Time Passes"

    Photocopies are available at Copy Central (opposite North Gate of campus)  for ~ $15 for the two.

Reference Texts: (copies on reserve in Engineering Library)

  • Van Wylen,. Sonntag, and Borgnakke, Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics, 4th Ed., Wiley (1994)
  • Gaskell, Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill (1981);

General Course Information

  • Solutions to homework problems and exams will be posted to this website.

  • Powerpoint slides of lectures are on this site; paper copies of the slides will be distributed in class at the first lecture of each chapter.

  • Announcements and problem assignments will be emailed to you

  • The best way to study for an exam is to do some of the problems that were not assigned as homework; you may obtain solutions to individual problems by emailing the problem numbers to the instructor. You should have attempted to solve the problem before requesting the solution. Do not request solutions to all problems in a chapter.

  • Deposit homework in lockbox on table, 4th floor Etcheverry by 5pm on due date - Pick up graded homework and exams in adjacent boxes

  • Room 4101 Etcheverry will be available from 12-1 on MWF for small-group discussions of course material or homework problems.

Homework Assignments

  • NEW Homework assignment is due November 5, at 5pm. Please download it HERE.
  • Please download HERE new homework assignment. Due date is Monday, 29 Oct 2007, at 5pm