MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

Marawi City
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

COURSE GUIDE IN ME 151 & MEC 151

THERMODYNAMICS1

Course Description:

Laws of thermodynamics; energy and property relationships; ideal gas laws; the concept of
thermodynamic processes as applied to ideal gases.

Number of Units : 3 units

Number of Hours per Week : 3 hours lecture per week
Prerequisites : Math 71 & Physics 31&31.1/ Math070&
Physics 063 &Physics 064
Course Objectives:

*To learn the laws of thermodynamics

* To be able to identify thermodynamic systems

Course Outcomes:

The student is expected:

 To demonstrate his ability to apply the laws of thermodynamics in the analysis of

thermodynamic systems.

 To have the ability to understand the relation of thermodynamic system to its

environment.

Course Outline & Calendar:

Period(hrs) Lecture Topics Learning Activities

&Assessment
I Introduction
3hrs Some introductory comments; the nature
(1 week) of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system; Assignment
dimension & units; approaches to the study of Problem set
thermodynamics.
II Concepts and Definitions
3hrs Processes and cycles; The Zeroth Law; The Quiz
(1 week) concept of temperature; Thermometry. Assignment
Problem set
III Properties of Pure Substances
The pure substance; vapor -liquid-solid
phase equilibrium; ideal and actual
gases; the polytrophic process;
9hrs coefficient of expansion and Quiz
(3 weeks) compressibility; p-v-t surfaces for real Assignment
substances; other equations of state; Problem Set
principles of corresponding state.
 3hrs Exam
IV Work and Heat
Definition pf work; work at the moving Quiz
boundary; other modes of work; Assignment
6hrs definition of heat; comparison of work Problem Set
(2 weeks) and heat.
V The First Law of Thermodynamics
The concept of Work and Heat; First
9hrs law of Thermodynamics applied to Quiz
(3 weeks) closed systems; first last of Assignment
thermodynamics extended to open Problem Set
systems.
3hrs Exam
VI The Second law of Thermodynamics
Statement of the Second law of
Thermodynamics; concept of heat Quiz
12hrs engines and refrigerators; the reversible Assignment
(4 weeks) processes; entropy changes in closed Problem Set
and open systems.
3hrs Exam

CLASS REQUIREMENTS:

A. 3 Long Exams (70%)

B. Quizzes (15%)
C. Assignments and Problem Sets, Classroom Exercises (10%)
D. Attendance and Observance of College Rules (5%)
E. Passing grade point: 60 = 3.0
F. Condition for INC grade: 1 exam missed, provided further that the class standing is passing at
the end of the term.
G. No special Exam.

Grade Equivalences
100 95.556 1.00
95.555 91.110 1.25
91.109 86.665 1.50
86.664 82.219 1.75
82.218 77.774 2.00
77.773 73.328 2.25
73.327 68.883 2.50
68.882 64.437 2.75
64.436 59.992 3.00
59.991 0.000 5.00

TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCES:

1. Van Wylen, G. J.; Sonntag & Borgnnake; Fundamentals of Thermodynamics (6th Ed.)
John Wiley & Sons, New York.
2. Moran, M. J. & Shapiro, H. N. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (4th
Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York
3. Any textbook about Thermodynamics.