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  • A Student's Guide to the Laws of Thermodynamics

    A Student's Guide to the Laws of Thermodynamics by Garvin, Justin W.;

    Series: Student's Guides;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 26 March 2026

    • ISBN 9781009664592
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages198 pages
    • Weight 438 g
    • Language English
    • 698

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    Short description:

    An accessible guide to the laws of thermodynamics for students of the physical sciences and engineering.

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    Long description:

    Using a welcoming and conversational style, this Student's Guide takes readers on a tour of the laws of thermodynamics, highlighting their importance for a wide range of disciplines. It will be a valuable resource for self-guided learners, students, and instructors working in physics, engineering, chemistry, meteorology, climatology, cosmology, biology, and other scientific fields. The book discusses thermodynamic properties such as temperature, internal energy, and entropy, and develops the laws through primarily observational means without extensive reference to atomic principles. This classical approach allows students to get a handle on thermodynamics as an experimental science and prepares them for more advanced study of statistical mechanics, which is introduced in the final chapter. Detailed practical examples are used to illustrate the theoretical concepts, with a selection of problems included at the end of each chapter to facilitate learning. Solutions to these problems can be found online along with additional supplemental materials.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Heat, temperature and the Zeroth law; 2. The first law; 3. The second law; 4. The equations of thermodynamics and examples; 5. Thermal physics and the third law; Further reading; Index.

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