Misconceptions regarding the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: A consequence of students' selection process

Authors

J. E. P. Buendia Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Marvin U. Herrera Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Abstract

A survey was given to a Physics 3 class to assess their interpretations of the refrigerator and entropy statements of the second law of thermodynamics. The results show that 80% of the respondents have misconceptions of the refrigerator statement, that were effects of the selection process in the encoding of information, and 41% for the entropy statement.

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Issue

2004: Proceedings of the 22nd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2004-3G-03

Section

Physics Education

Published

2004-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

JEP Buendia and MU Herrera, Misconceptions regarding the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: A consequence of students’ selection process, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 22, SPP-2004-3G-03 (2004). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2004-3G-03.