Learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
relate the temperature of a solid to the mean kinetic energy of its atoms
use models for thermally induced effects that involve linear, exponential and step changes
use exponentials, logarithms and graphical methods to interpret data from a thermally activated process in terms of Arrhenius's law
identify the changes of phase taking place in a variety of critical phenomena
provide examples of gradual, accelerating and sudden changes in the properties of materials that accompany changes in temperature.
OpenLearn - Engineering: The challenge of temperature

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