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Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics by Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, & Gordon J. Van Wylen. SIXTH Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2002) ISBN 0-471-15232-3. (Hardcover)

Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics by Richard E. Sonntag & Claus Borgnakke. Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2007) ISBN-10 0-471-73759-3; ISBN-13 978-0-471-73759-9/ (Softcover)

• Understand and use thermodynamic property tables.
• Perform simple graphical analysis of the phase that a substance is in.
• Compute work performed by an amount of substance during various processes.
• Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to an amount of substance and to a control volume.
• Compute thermal efficiencies and second law limitations for these.

• No make-up exams will be given. A zero grade will be assigned instead.
• However, you are allowed to miss or fail one exam, including the final. In particular, your lowest exam will be replaced using the average score of your other three tests.
• Exams are closed book.
• You may bring one handwritten, letter-size, single sheet formula sheet to each exam and the final. Copies of handwritten material, or of anything else, are not acceptable. You can write on the sheet whatever you want, on either side. Invalid formulae sheets result in the drop of one letter grade in the final grade for this class.
• You can and should bring a basic calculator.
• Tables provided will be A.1-A.6, A.7.1, A.8, B.1.1-B.1.4.
• Copying or receiving any assistance not explicitly permitted by the instructor is a violation of your honor code and will be pursued vigorously.
• The same for allowing another student to copy.
• Work out and give the answers to at least 5 significant digits where possible.

• Late homework cannot be accepted. A zero grade will be assigned instead.
• However, you are allowed to miss two homeworks. In particular, your lowest two homework grades will be replaced using the average score for the rest of your homework. You still need to know how to do such questions for the exams.
• Homework assignments for each lecture are listed at http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~dommelen/courses/eml3100/10/hw.
• You will find doing homework takes time, but the practice is essential for passing the exams.
• The solutions to all questions will be posted at http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~dommelen/courses/eml3100/10/hwsol after the lecture that it is due. You are responsible for checking your own methods and answers against these solutions. If you do not understand the posted answer, see the instructor; office hours are listed above.
• Grading of homework will depend on the availability of a grader. In any case, what we cannot read, we will not grade. All work and reasoning must be shown to demonstrate your mastery of the material.
• Homework cannot be comprehensive; the selection is intended to give you an hint whether you have major gaps in the most important parts. I am open to suggestions for improvement, but of course, realistically most students only have so much time. If you feel unprepared, additionally do the "Concept-study guide problems" and "How-to" sections.
• If you have problems solving the homework problems, go over the "Concept-study guide problems" and "How-to" sections. If you still have problems, please ask for help from the instructor; office hours are listed above. There is not going to be a Deus-ex-machina to allow you to miraculously solve the problems on the exam that you could not do in the homework.
• Working together on homework is highly recommended. You will see more, and catch more mistakes. And it is more fun too. You must however each turn in individual solutions. You need to phrase your own answers and compute your own numbers.
• Copying homework solutions from someone else is never allowed and counts as academic dishonesty. There is a big difference between working together and copying.
• The same for allowing another student to copy your homework.
• Looking at the solution, wether from some solution manual or from another student, while doing the homework or, worse, instead of doing the homework, is going to give you a false sense of security. You will almost certainly be in for a very unpleasant shock at the exams. Please help us reduce the class size next time by passing this time.
• Make sure you keep all returned graded homeworks until you have received your final course grade, in case discrepancies arise.

• Class times are TR 11:45-1:00 in P 414 (a portable outside).

Grading is at the discretion of the instructors and grader.

Your numerical grade will normally be computed as follows:

Your letter grade will then be assigned according to the following table:

• Immediately check the dates listed in the schedule above for any conflicts. Enter the exam dates in your planner.
• Students must check their e-mail to the address they gave the instructor at least once a day. Failure to do so may result in missed exams and/or other problems.
• Attendance is required. FSU students are dropped if not present the first day of classes. FAMU students are dropped if not attending at the end of the first week.
• No make-up exams will be given. A zero grade will be assigned instead.
• The instructor must be immediately informed of any conflict or excusable absence that arises. This should be done by telephone or e-mail where possible as soon as the student becomes aware of the problem/potential problem. If e-mail is used, request a reply for your records. The instructor does not consider "excused" absences to be excused if notice of the absence was given at anything else than the earliest possible time.
• Students are bound by the rules and regulations in their University bulletin, as well as by those specified in this syllabus, and by the usual standards applied by the College of Engineering. Violations of the rules and regulations may result in reduced grades and/or other actions.
• Students are bound by their university's Academic Honor Code and are subject to sanctions if they are found in violation of the Code. Possible sanctions include but are not limited to: (1) a failing grade on an exam or assignment, (2) a failing grade in the course, (3) dismissal from the academic program, or (4) dismissal from the university. FAMU students should also read the Academic Honesty Violations.
• In final analysis, your grade is based on your unambiguous demonstration of mastery of the material. Factors that make your demonstration uncertain to the instructor, such as copying of any kind, will cause you to fail the class. This will be in addition to any sanctions for academic dishonesty.
• The College of Engineering may have a more restrictive drop-add period than you might think based on your bulletin. Check the College Web site to determine whether drop-add will be allowed.
• Some of these rules may not apply if you fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  
  Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should: (1) register with and provide documentation to the appropriate university office. For FAMU students, this is the Center for Disability Access and Resources (CeDAR). For FSU students this is and Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC); and (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done during the first week of class.
  
  For more information about services available to students with disabilities,
  • FAMU Students should contact the Center for Disability Access and Resources, (850)599-3180, cedar@famu.edu
  • FSU Students should contact the Student Disability Resource Center, (850) 644-9566, sdrc@fsu.edu
  
  
  This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.
• The instructor might wave some regulation on a case-by-case basis depending on his/her subjective determination of fairness and appropriateness. This will occur only under exceptional circumstances and should not be assumed. Especially, never assume that a seemingly minor regulation will be waved because the instructor has waved it in the past. A second appeal to wave a minor regulation will probably indicate to the instructor that the regulation is not being taken seriously and most likely refused. Any appeal to the instructor will further be refused apriori unless it is done at the earliest possible moment by phone and/or by E-mail. Do not wait until you are back in town, say.
• Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the grading policy or grading scale, this syllabus is a guide for the course and subject to change with advance notice.