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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: 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: 3.10cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780198788560ISBN 10: 0198788568 Pages: 452 Publication Date: 29 September 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: How to use this book 2: Introducing thermodynamics 3: A survey of thermodynamic ideas 4: Some general knowledge 5: Mathematical tools 6: Zeroth law, equation of state 7: First Law, internal energy 8: The Second Law and entropy 9: Understanding entropy 10: Heat flow and thermal relaxation 11: Practical heat engines 12: Introducing chemical potential 13: Functions and methods 14: Elastic bands, rods, bubbles, magnets 15: Modelling real gases 16: Expansion and flow processes 17: Stability and free energy 18: Reinventing the subject 19: Thermal radiation 20: Radiative heat transfer 21: Chemical reactions 22: Phase change 23: The Third Law 24: Phase change, nucleation and solutes 25: Continuous phase transitions 26: Self-gravitation and negative heat capacity 27: Fluctuations 28: Thermoelectricity and entropy flowReviewsIt 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 * 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 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)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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