A Student's Guide to the Laws of Thermodynamics
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009664592 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009664592 (ISBN)
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This Student's Guide provides a guided tour of the laws of thermodynamics, with particular attention given to their development through observational and empirical means. It will be a valuable resource for students and instructors of physics, engineering, chemistry, atmospheric science, and many other scientific disciplines.
Using a welcoming and conversational style, this Student's Guide takes readers on a tour of the laws of thermodynamics, highlighting their importance for a wide range of disciplines. It will be a valuable resource for self-guided learners, students, and instructors working in physics, engineering, chemistry, meteorology, climatology, cosmology, biology, and other scientific fields. The book discusses thermodynamic properties such as temperature, internal energy, and entropy, and develops the laws through primarily observational means without extensive reference to atomic principles. This classical approach allows students to get a handle on thermodynamics as an experimental science and prepares them for more advanced study of statistical mechanics, which is introduced in the final chapter. Detailed practical examples are used to illustrate the theoretical concepts, with a selection of problems included at the end of each chapter to facilitate learning. Solutions to these problems can be found online along with additional supplemental materials.
Using a welcoming and conversational style, this Student's Guide takes readers on a tour of the laws of thermodynamics, highlighting their importance for a wide range of disciplines. It will be a valuable resource for self-guided learners, students, and instructors working in physics, engineering, chemistry, meteorology, climatology, cosmology, biology, and other scientific fields. The book discusses thermodynamic properties such as temperature, internal energy, and entropy, and develops the laws through primarily observational means without extensive reference to atomic principles. This classical approach allows students to get a handle on thermodynamics as an experimental science and prepares them for more advanced study of statistical mechanics, which is introduced in the final chapter. Detailed practical examples are used to illustrate the theoretical concepts, with a selection of problems included at the end of each chapter to facilitate learning. Solutions to these problems can be found online along with additional supplemental materials.
Justin W. Garvin is a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa. He has previously worked as a research engineer for Iowa's IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering research lab and for the US Air Force Research Laboratory. He specializes in fluid dynamics and thermal physics.
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Heat, temperature and the Zeroth law; 2. The first law; 3. The second law; 4. The equations of thermodynamics and examples; 5. Thermal physics and the third law; Further reading; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Student's Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Strömungsmechanik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009664592 / 9781009664592 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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