Binding: Paperback
Description: Striving to explore the subject in as simple a manner as possible this book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy. Innovative aspects of the book include the construction of statistical entropy from desired properties the derivation of the entropy of classical systems from purely classical assumptions and a statistical thermodynamics approach to the ideal Fermi and ideal Bose gases. Derivations are worked through step - by - step and important applications are highlighted in over 20 worked examples. Around 50 end - of - chapter exercises test readers understanding. The book also features a glossary giving definitions for all essential terms a time line showing important developments and list of books for further study. It is an ideal supplement to undergraduate courses in physics engineering chemistry and mathematics.
Title: A Student's Guide To Entropy
Author(s): Lemons Don S. (Bethel College Kansas)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781107653979
Pages: 200 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises; 38 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/21/2013
Series: Student's Guides
Category: Thermodynamics & Heat