Overview
The role of thermodynamics in modern physics is not just to provide an approximate treatment of large thermal systems, but, more importantly, to provide an organising set of ideas. Thermodynamics: A complete undergraduate course presents thermodynamics as a self-contained and elegant set of ideas and methods. It unfolds thermodynamics for undergraduate students of physics, chemistry or engineering, beginning at first year level. The book introduces the necessary mathematical methods, assuming almost no prior knowledge, and explains concepts such as entropy and free energy at length, with many examples. This book aims to convey the style and power of thermodynamic reasoning, along with applications such as Joule-Kelvin expansion, the gas turbine, magnetic cooling, solids at high pressure, chemical equilibrium, radiative heat exchange and global warming, to name a few. It mentions but does not pursue statistical mechanics, in order to keep the logic clear.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrew M. Steane (University Lecturer and Fellow, University Lecturer and Fellow, University of Oxford and Exeter College)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.40cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.976kg
ISBN: 9780198788577
ISBN 10: 0198788576
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 29 September 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
It is a delight to contemplate learning thermodynamics from a text such as this. The author writes with energy and enthusiasm and manages to convey his interest to the reader. His leisurely style with many illustrative examples provides good explanations of difficult points and concepts. Although I expect the primary readers to be undergraduates in physics, I think his approach is suitable for students or researchers in other subjects, such as chemistry or biophysics, who wish to study particular topics in thermodynamics. * David Matravers, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth *
It is a delight to contemplate learning thermodynamics from a text such as this. The author writes with energy and enthusiasm and manages to convey his interest to the reader. His leisurely style with many illustrative examples provides good explanations of difficult points and concepts. Although I expect the primary readers to be undergraduates in physics, I think his approach is suitable for students or researchers in other subjects, such as chemistry or biophysics, who wish to study particular topics in thermodynamics. David Matravers, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
Reading this textbook from the beginning till the end will be easy, enjoyable and enlightening. * M. P. Gururajan, Contemporary Physics *
Author Information
"Andrew M. Steane was born in Bath, England (1965) and educated at Christ's Hospital school and Oxford University. He has been Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford since 2002. His scientific research concerns quantum computing and fundamental physics. Steane was awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics in 2000 for his work on quantum error correction. He has given numerous public lectures and school demonstrations in physics. He is the author of ""The Wonderful World of Relativity"" (OUP, 2011), ""Relativity Made Relatively Easy"" (OUP, 2012) and ""Faithful to Science"" (OUP, 2014)."
