A Student's Guide to Entropy

Produktbeschreibung

Helps readers to grasp the elusive concept of entropy, and is an ideal supplement to undergraduate courses in physics, engineering, chemistry and mathematics. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Thermodynamic entropy; 2. Statistical entropy; 3. Entropy of classical systems; 4. Entropy of quantized systems; 5. Entropy of a non-isolated system; 6. Entropy of Fermion systems; 7. Entropy of Boson system; 8. Entropy of information; Epilogue; Appendixes; Index. 

Kritik

'In A Student's Guide to Entropy, Don Lemons conveys both mathematical and physical intuition of entropy ... [he] is very thorough, clear, and succinct in his explanations, making sure that no subtlety is left unnoticed or unaccounted for. The reader feels that he/she is being taught and guided by an experienced teacher of thermodynamics and entropy ... This book will be essential not only to students but also to faculty who are charged with the difficult task of teaching a subject that involves entropy ... a thorough, self-contained guide to entropy for students and teachers.' Effrosyni Seitaridou, American Journal of Physics 

Autoreninfo

Lemons, Don S.
Don S. Lemons is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Bethel College and a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He taught undergraduate physics at Bethel College for 23 years.