A Concise Introduction to Thermodynamics for Physicists by Patricia Faisca (Engl

Description: A Concise Introduction to Thermodynamics for Physicists by Patricia Faisca This concise and compact introductory textbook on thermodynamics is designed for undergraduate students in physics, physics engineering, biophysics and biomedical engineering who are being exposed to the ideas and concepts of thermal physics for the first time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This introductory textbook provides a synthetic overview of the laws and formal aspects of thermodynamics and was designed for undergraduate students in physics, and in the physical sciences. Language and notation have been kept as simple as possible throughout the text.While this is a self-contained text on thermodynamics (i.e. focused on macroscopic physics), emphasis is placed on the microscopic underlying model to facilitate the understanding of key concepts such as entropy, and motivate a future course on statistical physics. This book will equip the reader with an understanding of the scope of this discipline and of its applications to a variety of physical systems Throughout the text readers are continuously challenged with conceptual questions that prompt reflection and facilitate the understanding of subtle issues. Each chapter ends by presenting worked problems to support and motivate self-study, in addition to a series of proposed exercises whose solutions are available as supplementary material. FeaturesPedagogically designed, including illustrations, keyword definitions, highlights, summaries of key ideas and concepts, and boxes with additional topics that complement the materials presented in the main text.Presents active reading strategies, such as conceptual problems, discussion questions, worked examples with comments, end of chapter problems, and further reading to stimulate engagement with the text.Guides the reader with ease through a difficult subject by providing extra help whenever needed to overcome the more demanding technical and conceptual aspects.Solutions Manual available upon qualifying course adoption. Author Biography Patrícia Faísca is Assistant Professor (with habilitation) in the Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, at the University of Lisbon, and principal investigator at the Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute. She received a PhD in Physics in 2002 from the University of Warwick as part of the Gulbenkian PhD Program in Biology and Medicine. She has a broad interdisciplinary education covering Physics, Biology and Mathematics. Her fields of interest include biological physics, thermodynamics, and statistical physics. Table of Contents 1 Thermodynamics Key Concepts 2 The First Law 3 The Second Law 4 The Third Law 5 Thermodynamic Potentials 6 Thermodynamics of Extensive Systems 7 Phase Transitions 8 Magnetic Systems 9 Thermal Radiation Long Description This introductory textbook provides a synthetic overview of the laws and formal aspects of thermodynamics and was designed for undergraduate students in physics, and in the physical sciences. Language and notation have been kept as simple as possible throughout the text. While this is a self-contained text on thermodynamics (i.e. focused on macroscopic physics), emphasis is placed on the microscopic underlying model to facilitate the understanding of key concepts such as entropy, and motivate a future course on statistical physics. This book will equip the reader with an understanding of the scope of this discipline and of its applications to a variety of physical systems Throughout the text readers are continuously challenged with conceptual questions that prompt reflection and facilitate the understanding of subtle issues. Each chapter ends by presenting worked problems to support and motivate self-study, in addition to a series of proposed exercises whose solutions are available as supplementary material. Features Pedagogically designed, including illustrations, keyword definitions, highlights, summaries of key ideas and concepts, and boxes with additional topics that complement the materials presented in the main text. Presents active reading strategies, such as conceptual problems, discussion questions, worked examples with comments, end of chapter problems, and further reading to stimulate engagement with the text. Guides the reader with ease through a difficult subject by providing extra help whenever needed to overcome the more demanding technical and conceptual aspects. Details ISBN0367546418 Author Patricia Faisca Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0367546418 ISBN-13 9780367546410 Format Paperback Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint CRC Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 222 Publication Date 2022-09-21 AU Release Date 2022-09-21 NZ Release Date 2022-09-21 UK Release Date 2022-09-21 Illustrations 4 Tables, black and white; 61 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 62 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780367550844 DEWEY 536.7 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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