David Goodstein (California Institute of Technology)

Thermal Physics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by distinguished physics educator David Goodstein, this fresh introduction to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the study of matter is ideal for undergraduate courses. Favoring intuitive descriptions over mathematical derivations, the textbook uses numerous problems and worked examples to help readers get to grips with the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781107465497
• ISBN-10: 1107465494
• Artikelnr.: 41467852

Autorenporträt

David Goodstein is the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. He has extensive research experience in condensed matter physics, and his book States of Matter (1975) was hailed as launching this important field. He directed and hosted the popular television series The Mechanical Universe, based on his lectures at Caltech.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The basic ideas of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; 2. The care and feeding of thermodynamic variables; 3. Gases and other matters; 4. The laws of thermodynamics; 5. The Boltzmann factor and the density of states; 6. Thermodynamic functions; 7. Statistical mechanics for fixed and variable N; 8. More advanced topics; 9. Solutions; Index.