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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter18: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

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