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Beschreibung
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.
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Theoretische Physik
Genre: Importe, Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781009664578
ISBN-10: 1009664573
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Garvin, Justin W.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Justin W. Garvin
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2026
Gewicht: 0,295 kg
Artikel-ID: 134744749

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