Entropy Explained, With Sheep
All Physics students learn the Second Law of Thermodynamics, that entropy always increases. But not all such students understand why this is. To do this, let’s try counting sheep…!
Francis T. O'Donovan
Senior Data Science Manager at Hospital IQ – Planet discoverer, researcher, developer, geek.
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