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On Partial Differentiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

M. Bruckheimer  and
R. E. Scraton
M. Bruckheimer
Affiliation:
Open University, London S.W.1
R. E. Scraton
Affiliation:
University of Bradford, Bradford 7
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Extract

From a university examination paper:

" The variables P, V, T, ϕ are connected by the relations

PV = RT, ϕ = Cv log P + Cp log V,

where Cp, Cv and R are constants, and Cp — Cv = R. Prove that

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 53 , Issue 385 , October 1969 , pp. 247 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1969

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References

1. Bruckheimer, M., Gowar, N. W. and Scraton, R. E., Mathematics for Technology: A New Approach. Chatto & Windus, 1968.Google Scholar
2. Lightstone, A. H., Concepts of Calculus, Vols I and II. Harper & Row, 1966.Google Scholar