{"product_id":"a-conceptual-guide-to-thermodynamics-9781118840535","title":"A Conceptual Guide to Thermodynamics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThermodynamics is the science that describes the behavior of matter at the macroscopic scale, and how this arises from individual molecules. As such, it is a subject of profound practical and fundamental importance to many science and engineering fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Useful for students and professionals in numerous areas, including biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTextbook Guide xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.1 List of Thermodynamics Textbooks by Discipline xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.2 Terminology and Notation Used in This Book xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.3 Terminology and Notation Used in Textbooks xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 About This Book 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Who Should Use This Book? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Philosophy of This Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Four Core Concepts of Thermodynamics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 How to Use This Book 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Equilibrium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Philosophy of Thermodynamics 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Thermodynamics 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Scientific Models \u0026amp; Laws 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Statistical Mechanics 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Thermodynamic States, Variables \u0026amp; Quantities 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Thermodynamic Variables \u0026amp; Quantities 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 More on Thermodynamic Quantities 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Thermodynamic \u0026amp; Molecular States 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Zeroth Law \u0026amp; Thermodynamic Equilibrium 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Equation of State 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Zeroth Law 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Ideal Gases \u0026amp; Non-ideal Systems 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Energy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Molecular Energy, Internal Energy, \u0026amp; Temperature 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Energy at the Molecular Scale 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Internal Energy 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Intermolecular Interactions \u0026amp; the Kinetic Model 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Equipartition Theorem \u0026amp; Temperature 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Boltzmann Distribution \u0026amp; the Kinetic Model 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Boltzmann Distribution 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Maxwell Distribution of Speeds 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Thermodynamic Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 First Law \u0026amp; Thermodynamic Change 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 System \u0026amp; Surroundings 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Thermodynamic Change 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 First Law 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Work, Heat, \u0026amp; Reversible Change 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 State Functions \u0026amp; Path Functions 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Definition of Work 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Definition of Heat 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Reversible \u0026amp; Irreversible Change 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 A Gas Expansion Example 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Partial Derivative Quantities 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Internal Energy \u0026amp; Heat Capacity at Constant Volume 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Enthalpy \u0026amp; Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Other Partial Derivative Quantities 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Partial Derivatives \u0026amp; Differentials 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Entropy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Entropy \u0026amp; Information Theory 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Why Does Entropy Seem So Complicated? 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Entropy as Unknown Molecular Information 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Amount of Information 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Application to Thermodynamics 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Entropy \u0026amp; Ideal Gas 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Measuring Our Molecular Ignorance 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Volume Contribution to Entropy 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Temperature Contribution to Entropy 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Combined Entropy Expression 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Entropy, Heat, \u0026amp; Reversible Adiabatic Expansion 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Second Law \u0026amp; Spontaneous Irreversible Change 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Heat Engines \u0026amp; Thermodynamic Cycles 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Traditional Statements of the Second Law 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Entropy Statement of the Second Law 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Information Statement of the Second Law 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Maximum Entropy \u0026amp; the Clausius Inequality 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Third Law, Carnot Cycle, \u0026amp; Absolute Entropy 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Entropy \u0026amp; Reversible Change 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Carnot Cycle \u0026amp; Absolute Zero Temperature 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Third Law \u0026amp; Absolute Entropy 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Free Energy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Free Energy \u0026amp; Exergy 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 What Would Happen If Entropy Were a Variable? 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Second Law \u0026amp; Maximum Work 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Exergy 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Chemical Potential, Fugacity, \u0026amp; Open Systems 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 What Would Happen If \u003ci\u003en\u003c\/i\u003e Were a Variable? 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Chemical Potential 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Ideal Gas \u0026amp; Fugacity 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI Applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Crazy Gay-Lussac’s Gas Expansion Emporium 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Sales Pitch 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 How to Solve Gas Expansion Problems 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Comprehensive Compendium 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Electronic Emporium: Free Online Shopping! 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII Appendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Beards Gone Wild! Facial Hair \u0026amp; the Founding Fathers of Thermodynamics 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Thermodynamics, Abolitionism, \u0026amp; Sha Na Na 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Thermodynamics \u0026amp; the Science of Steampunk 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteampunk Gallery 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTravel Try Its 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 159\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406932386135,"sku":"9781118840535","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118840535.jpg?v=1730497601","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-conceptual-guide-to-thermodynamics-9781118840535","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}