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AnIntroductiontoThermodynamicsandStatistical

Mechanics,SecondEdition

Thisintroductorytextbookforstandardundergraduatecoursesin

thermodynamicshasbeencompletelyrewrittentoexploreagreaternumberof

topicsmoreclearlyandconcisely.Startingwithanoverviewofimportant

quantumbehaviors,thebookteachesstudentshowtocalculateprobabilitiesin

ordertoprovideafirmfoundationforlaterchapters.Itthenintroducestheideas

of“classicalthermodynamics”--internalenergy,interactions,entropy,andthe

fundamentalsecondlaw.Theseideasareexploredbothingeneralandasthey

areappliedtomorespecificprocessesandinteractions.Theremainderofthe

bookdealswith“statisticalmechanics”--thestudyofsmallsystemsinteracting

withhugereservoirs.

ThechangesinthisSecondEditionhavebeenmadeasaresultofmorethan10

yearsofclassroomtestingandfeedbackfromstudents.Tohelpstudentsreview

theimportantconceptsandtesttheirnewlygainedknowledge,eachtopicends

withaboxedsummaryofideasandresults.Everychapterhasnumerous

homeworkproblems,coveringabroadrangeofdifficulties.Answersaregiven

toodd-numberedproblems,andsolutionstoeven-numberedproblemsare

availabletoinstructorsat/9780521865579.

KSisaprofessorofphysicsatCaliforniaPolytechnicState

Universityandhasworkedtherefor32years.Hehasspenttimeatthe

UniversityofWashington,Harvard,theUniversityofNorthCarolina,andthe

UniversityofMichigan.AswellashavingwrittentheFirstEditionof

IntroductiontoThermodynamicsandStatisticalMechanics,hehasalsowritten

booksonoceanscience.

AnIntroductionto

Thermodynamicsand

StatisticalMechanics

SecondEdition

KeithStowe

CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity

CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESS

Cambridge,NewYork,Melbourne,Madrid,CapeTown,Singapore,SãoPaulo

CambridgeUniversity