I actually had a few questions related to the law of thermodynamics -
can someone please explain it and how its relevant to the unit 3 course?
Well, a couple of things should be established before I (attempt to) give an answer
>There are 4 Laws of Thermodynamics
>You probably (read: Almost certainly) don't need to know them for the biology course (if you're doing
physics on the other hand...)
The only application I can think of for any of the laws of thermodynamics is the 0
th Law, which states that "If two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third system, they must be in thermal equilibrium with each other" and the 1
st Law: "Heat is a form of energy" (as per wiki). Unless some crazy changes have happened to the bio course in the past year, you don't need to know anything about entropy (so don't worry about laws 2 and 3).
Aside from 'heat is energy', which is pretty fundamental, the zeroth law has some applications in cellular transport mechanisms and biosynthesis of molecules ----> but again, this sort of thing is definitely beyond the course.