Description
Book SynopsisA book which enables readers to proceed by the quickest route to a particular topic, and teachers to select courses differing in length, difficulty and choice of applications.
Table of Contents1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics I
3 Paramagnetism
4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics II
5 Simple Thermodynamic Systems
6 The Heat Capacity of Solids
7 The Perfect Classical Gas
8 Phase Equilibria
9 The Perfect Quantal Gas
10 Black Body Radiation
11 Systems With Variable Particle Numbers
A Mathematical Results
B The Density of States
C Magnetic Systems 336
D Hints For Solving Problems 340
Bibliography 374
Index 379
Physical Constants and Conversion Factors inside back cover
