Heat and Internal Energy

• Heat: General concept, relationship with internal energy.
• Units: Definition of calorie (and kcal), and mechanical equivalent, 1 cal = 4.186 J.

Specific Heat and Heat of Transformation (Latent Heat)

• Specific heat: Concept, Q = mc T, and application to calorimetry problems.
• Heat of transformation: Concept, Q = mL, and application to calorimetry problems.

Heat Transfer

• Mechanisms: Concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation; What happens in each one; Be able to recognize situations in which they apply.