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Introduction to Modern Thermodynamics
Dilip Kondepudi
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Description for Introduction to Modern Thermodynamics
Paperback. This is the first modern approach to thermodynamics written specifically for a first undergraduate course. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 247 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Thermodynamics is a core part of most science and engineering degree programs. However, the majority of texts that are currently available to students take a “classical” approach, teaching thermodynamics very much as it was presented in the 19th century. This is done generally for historical rather than pedagogical reasons. “Modern” thermodynamics, in contrast, relates entropy, the central concept of thermodynamics, to irreversible processes.
Thermodynamics is a core part of most science and engineering degree programs. However, the majority of texts that are currently available to students take a “classical” approach, teaching thermodynamics very much as it was presented in the 19th century. This is done generally for historical rather than pedagogical reasons. “Modern” thermodynamics, in contrast, relates entropy, the central concept of thermodynamics, to irreversible processes.
An Introduction to Modern Thermodynamics provides the first modern approach to thermodynamics written specifically for a first undergraduate course. It covers the fundamental formalism with some attention given to its history; describes basic applications of the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470015995
SKU
V9780470015995
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Dilip Kondepudi
Dilip Kondepudi is Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, where his main research interest is chiral asymmetry in nature. He has, in addition, many years teaching experience to both under- and postgraduate students. He is the author, with the late Ilya Prigogine, of the highly successful book Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures.
Reviews for Introduction to Modern Thermodynamics
"The book is excellent at capturing and keeping the interest of the reader. The historical perspective and the biographical sketches of the major developers of thermodynamics are exceptionally good." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, January 5, 2009)