| 1 | Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics |
| 2 | Knowledge of the properties of pure substances, phase-change processes, property diagrams, P–v–T surface, property tables, and the ideal gas equation |
| 3 | Application of the First Law of Thermodynamics to closed systems |
| 4 | Knowledge of the thermodynamic analysis of control volumes |
| 5 | Statement of the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
| 6 | Knowledge of thermal energy reservoirs, heat engines, reversible and irreversible processes, the Carnot cycle and its principles, and the Carnot heat and refrigeration engines |
| 7 | Knowledge of the concept of entropy, the principle of entropy increase, and entropy changes of ideal gases |
| 8 | Knowledge of exergy |