An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics

An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Author: Robert H. Swendsen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199646945

This text presents statistical mechanics and thermodynamics as a theoretically integrated field of study. It stresses deep coverage of fundamentals, providing a natural foundation for advanced topics. The large problem sets (with solutions for teachers) include many computational problems to advance student understanding.

An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics

An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
Author: Terrell L. Hill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2012-06-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486130908

Four-part treatment covers principles of quantum statistical mechanics, systems composed of independent molecules or other independent subsystems, and systems of interacting molecules, concluding with a consideration of quantum statistics.

An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Author: Keith Stowe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781107694927

This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamics has been completely rewritten to explore a greater number of topics, more clearly and concisely. 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. 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-numbered problems are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9781107694927.

Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Author: Keith Stowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1984
Genre: Science
ISBN:

An introductory textbook using the statistical approach for covering classical and quantum statistics and classical thermodynamics, geared for undergraduates majoring in physics. Develops fundamental concepts carefully and deliberately. Frequent use is made of summaries, shaded for ease of identification and placed strategically throughout the text for first-time student involvement in concepts. Includes over 400 homework problems as an aid in student understanding.

Lectures in Classical Thermodynamics with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics

Lectures in Classical Thermodynamics with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
Author: Daniel Blankschtein
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 758
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030491986

This textbook facilitates students’ ability to apply fundamental principles and concepts in classical thermodynamics to solve challenging problems relevant to industry and everyday life. It also introduces the reader to the fundamentals of statistical mechanics, including understanding how the microscopic properties of atoms and molecules, and their associated intermolecular interactions, can be accounted for to calculate various average properties of macroscopic systems. The author emphasizes application of the fundamental principles outlined above to the calculation of a variety of thermodynamic properties, to the estimation of conversion efficiencies for work production by heat interactions, and to the solution of practical thermodynamic problems related to the behavior of non-ideal pure fluids and fluid mixtures, including phase equilibria and chemical reaction equilibria. The book contains detailed solutions to many challenging sample problems in classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics that will help the reader crystallize the material taught. Class-tested and perfected over 30 years of use by nine-time Best Teaching Award recipient Professor Daniel Blankschtein of the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, the book is ideal for students of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Materials Science, who will benefit greatly from in-depth discussions and pedagogical explanations of key concepts. Distills critical concepts, methods, and applications from leading full-length textbooks, along with the author’s own deep understanding of the material taught, into a concise yet rigorous graduate and advanced undergraduate text; Enriches the standard curriculum with succinct, problem-based learning strategies derived from the content of 50 lectures given over the years in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT; Reinforces concepts covered with detailed solutions to illuminating and challenging homework problems.

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Author: Walter Greiner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461208270

From the reviews: "This book excels by its variety of modern examples in solid state physics, magnetism, elementary particle physics [...] I can recommend it strongly as a valuable source, especially to those who are teaching basic statistical physics at our universities." Physicalia

Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics

Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics
Author: Bruno Linder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2004-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0471681741

In this clear and concise introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics the reader, who will have some previous exposure to thermodynamics, will be guided through each of the two disciplines separately initially to provide an in-depth understanding of the area and thereafter the connection between the two is presented and discussed. In addition, mathematical techniques are introduced at appropriate times, highlighting such use as: exact and inexact differentials, partial derivatives, Caratheodory's theorem, Legendre transformation, and combinatory analysis. * Emphasis is placed equally on fundamentals and applications * Several problems are included

States of Matter

States of Matter
Author: David L. Goodstein
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486795519

Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics, this uniquely comprehensive overview provides a rigorous, integrated treatment of physical principles and techniques related to gases, liquids, solids, and their phase transitions. 1975 edition.

Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics

Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics
Author: Carl S. Helrich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2008-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540854177

Thermodynamics is not the oldest of sciences. Mechanics can make that claim. Thermodynamicsisaproductofsomeofthegreatestscienti?cmindsofthe19thand 20th centuries. But it is suf?ciently established that most authors of new textbooks in thermodynamics ?nd it necessary to justify their writing of yet another textbook. I ?nd this an unnecessary exercise because of the centrality of thermodynamics as a science in physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine. I do acknowledge, however, that instruction in thermodynamics often leaves the student in a confused state. My attempt in this book is to present thermodynamics in as simple and as uni?ed a form as possible. As teachers we identify the failures of our own teachers and attempt to correct them. Although I personally acknowledge with a deep gratitude the appreciation for thermodynamics that I found as an undergraduate, I also realize that my teachers did not convey to me the sweeping grandeur of thermodynamics. Speci?cally the s- plicity and the power that James Clerk Maxwell found in the methods of Gibbs were not part of my undergraduate experience. Unfortunately some modern authors also seem to miss this central theme, choosing instead to introduce the thermodynamic potentials as only useful functions at various points in the development.