Heat capacity

Heat capacity, also called specific heat capacity is the amount of heat it takes to make a certain mass of a substance increase by a certain amount of temperature. The unit of calorie is defined by the heat capacity of water: 1 calorie is defined as the amount of heat it takes to heat 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. It is approximately $\text{[math]}$

A table of heat capacities of select substances is as follows:

Substance	Heat Capacity $\text{[math]}$
Copper	0.092
Glass	0.200
Iron	0.108
Styrofoam	11.95
Water	1.00

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The heat required, $\text{[math]}$ to heat up an object of mass $\text{[math]}$ and heat capacity $\text{[math]}$ by a temperature $\text{[math]}$ is $\text{[math]}$