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Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics book cover

1st Edition

Physical Chemistry Thermodynamics

By Horia Metiu Copyright 2006
318 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Taylor & Francis

318 Pages
by Taylor & Francis
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This is a new undergraduate textbook on physical chemistry by Horia Metiu published as four separate paperback volumes. These four volumes on physical chemistry combine a clear and thorough presentation of the theoretical and mathematical aspects of the subject with examples and applications drawn from current industrial and academic research. By using the computer to solve problems that include... Read more

1. Temperature, Pressure, Molar volume, Equilibrium 
2. The Equation of State
3. How to Use the Equation of State
4. Thermodynamic Transformations
5. Work
6. Heat
7. Reversible and Irreversible Transformations
8. Path-Dependent and Path-independent Quantities
9. First and Second Laws
10. Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies
11. How to Calculate the Change of Entropy in an Equilibrium Transformation
12. Enthalpy and Energy Change During a Thermodynamic Transformation
13. Thermochemistry
14. The Change of Chemical Potential During an Equilibrium Transformation
15. The Chemical Potential of a Compound in a Mixture
16. Mixtures: Partial Molar Quantities and Activities
17. Chemical Equilibrium
18. Chemical Equilibrium: The Connection Between the Equilibrium Constant and Composition
19. Chemical Equilibrium: How to Calculate the Equilibrium Constant from Delta G 
20. Chemical Equilibrium: The Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant on Temperature and Pressure
21. Chemical Equilibrium of Coupled Reactions
22 Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: The Phenomena
23. Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: The Equilibrium Conditions
24. Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: How to Use the Equilibrium Conditions
25. Phase Equilibria in Binary Systems: The Phenomena
26. Equilibrium Conditions for Binary Systems with Two Phases: Application to Vapor-Liquid Equilibrum
27. Electrolyte Solutions
28. Electrochemistry: Phenomena
29. Electrochemistry: Equilibria
Appendices 1 - 9

Biography

Horia Metiu is Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his Ph.D. from MIT in 1974. Prof. Metiu has won several Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar awards and is a former Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He received the Exxon Solid State Chemistry ACS Award, the UCSB Faculty Research Lectureship, and a Senior Humboldt Award. Prof. Metiu is Associate Editor for the Journal of Chemical Physics and a fellow of the American Physical Society and Japan Association for the Promotion of Science.

 Horia Metiu has created a significant set of volumes on undergraduate physical chemistry. The integration of Mathematica and Mathcad workbooks into the four texts provides instructors with an attractive new option in teaching. Metiua's writing style is folksy and the graphics minimal, a refreshing approach¦.Taken as a whole, the four volumes on physical chemistry by Metiu are impressive, particularly Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics¦.Without a doubt, the four textbooks provide essential materials of great utility to physical chemistry instructors. The bottom line is that the set of four volumes is a must have-a keeper- as a novel resource or invaluable classroom tool.

Journal of Chemical Education

February 2008, Vol. 85, No. 2, p. 206

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