1. Ability to qualitatively assess the quality of energy in various forms
2. Ability to make appropriate assumptions to develop exergy models of common energy conversion devices
3. Ability to calculate the exergy of a substance relative to a dead state
4. Ability to calculate the change in exergy for a substance undergoing a process
5. Ability to calculate the irreversibility of a process
6. Ability to calculate and use second law efficiencies
7. Qualitative understanding of how thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy using a power cycle and why this process is important to our society
8. Qualitative understanding of how mechanical energy is used to move thermal energy from a cold region to a hot region and why this process is important to our society
9. Ability to make appropriate assumptions to model common vapor and gas cycles
10. Ability to perform a cycle analysis for common vapor and gas cycles
11. Ability to apply knowledge of existing cycles to understand new cycles
12. Air-conditioning, chemical processes and combustion processes are important to our society
13. Ability to make appropriate assumptions to model the ideal gas mixtures
14. Ability to mathematically analyze models of ideal gas mixtures
15. Ability to apply the Clapeyron Equation to calculate thermodynamic properties
16. Ability to apply Maxwell Relations to calculate thermodynamic properties
17. Ability to calculate changes of enthalpy and entropy for non-ideal gases
18. Ability to qualitatively understand and quantitatively assess the societal and environmental implications of combustion reactions
19. Ability to make appropriate assumptions to model chemical reactions
20. Ability to quantitatively analyze chemical reactions
21. Ability to make appropriate assumptions to model equilibrium states
22. Ability to quantitatively analyze equilibrium states
23. Ability to use a computer for thermodynamic analysis
24. Ability to clearly document an engineering analysis made using a computer
25. Ability to solve a thermodynamic problem by systematically applying basic thermodynamic principles and property relations and keeping track of units
26. Ability to clearly document an engineering analysis for future reference and easy communication to others, including specifying units.