An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - Keith Stowe
An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
by Keith Stowe
Product Details
- Hardcover: 570 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (June 11, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521865573
- ISBN-13: 978-0521865579
- Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
Book Description
This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamics has been completely rewritten. Starting with an overview of important quantum behaviours, the book teaches students how to calculate probabilities, in order to provide a firm foundation for later chapters. It introduces the ideas of classical thermodynamics and explores them both in general and as they are applied to specific processes and interactions. The remainder of the book deals with statistical mechanics - the study of small systems interacting with huge reservoirs. The changes to this second edition have been made after more than 10 years classroom testing and student feedback. Each topic ends with a boxed summary of ideas and results, and every chapter contains numerous homework problems, covering a broad range of difficulties. Answers are given to odd numbered problems, and solutions to even problems are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521865579.
About the Author
Keith Stowe is the Professor of Physics at California Polytechnic State University, and has worked there for 32 years. He has spent time at University of Washington, Harvard, University of North Carolina and University of Michigan. As well as the first edition of Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics he has written books on ocean science.
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