408 Pages
by
CRC Press
418 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Ideal for one- or two-semester courses that assume elementary knowledge of calculus, This text presents the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and applies these to problems dealing with properties of materials, phase transformations, chemical reactions, solutions and surfaces. The author utilizes principles of statistical mechanics to illustrate key concepts from a microscopic perspective, as... Read more
Introduction and Background. Thermodynamics: The Zeroth and First Laws. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. The Third Law and Free Energies. Statistical Mechanics. Phase Transformations in Single-Component Systems. Chemical Reactions. Ideal Solutions. Nonideal Solutions. Ionized Systems. Surfaces. Steady-State Systems. Appendix A Multivariable Calculus. Appendix B Numerical Methods. Appendix C Tables of Thermodynamic Data
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Kaufman, Myron






