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Kinetics <\/strong> In many processes, from the atomic and molecular to higher order aggregated structures, first order reactions inform us about measuring the kinetics of transformations, of metamorphoses.\u00a0 These ideas are well developed, in a mathematical sense, at both the molecular (e.g., enzyme activities) and the atomic (e.g., radioactivity) levels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thermodynamics <\/strong><\/p>\n Enthalpy (H<\/strong>) changes, e.g., energy (heat) flows into, or out of, material objects can be measured quantitatively using calorimetry and modern instruments like the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).\u00a0 DSC allows us to compare different samples of a batch of a given material, and is often used in quality control applications.<\/p>\n The link between rising temperature (T) and greater entropy (S), i.e., increasing disorder, is widely neglected \u2012 neglected by politicians, by the media, and by America\u2019s Minotaur, capitalist corporate entities seeking steady increases in profits, regardless of the human and ecosystem level costs involved.<\/p>\n Thermodynamic perspectives on Entropy\u00a0 gives us insights into why the mathematically equivalent\u00a0 perspectives on Diversity -Equity related issues are generally shunned in discussions by government officials of all ranks, by frontline and senior managers in corporate settings, and by demagogic politicians.<\/p>\n The energetic barrier concept is seen in Quantum Mechanics also, i.e., the minimum energies (frequencies) needed to generate photoelectric or light reactive phenomena.\u00a0 Einstein received a Nobel for elucidating this concept over a hundred years ago.<\/p>\n
\nKinetics focuses on how fast things happen<\/strong>, and has a well developed theoretical \/mathematical foundation.\u00a0 We all intuitively know a lot about kinetics, by watching changes around us as the world turns, e.g., weather, seasons, climate.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n