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Re: What Flows?




More semantics. Some call it internal energy, some call it heat. Can
anyone relate an instance where using the noun 'heat' instead of 'internal
energy' actually caused confusion among students?

This is a straw man; The problem arises because "heat" is used
as a verb, "Q" *and* as a noun, "dU" in the same paragraph. This is not
semantic -- it is not a matter of preference like deciding on whether socks
should match pants or shoes -- this is just dead wrong.



Jim.Green@Snow.edu

All that is gold does not glitter.
Not all those who wander are lost.
The old that is strong does not wither.
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

J.R.R.Tolkien