A Student's Guide to Entropy - Student's Guides
A Student's Guide to Entropy - Student's Guides
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Published:
29 August, 2013
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781107653979 |
| ISBN10 | 1107653975 |
| Number Of Pages | 200 |
| Item Weight | 330 g |
| Product Dimensions | 154 x 227 x 9 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cambridge University Press |
| Format | paperback |
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'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
'The book is well written … Highly recommended.' Choice
'… a truly first-rate book on the subject, and I would happily recommend it as the main (and inexpensive) text for a course of statistical mechanics.' The Observatory
'A Student's Guide to Entropy is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students and early stage graduate students in physics and engineering. … Each concept is well defined - mathematical derivation of theories is rigorous and proceeds from fundamental notions to their final form in a methodical, step-by-step manner. The physical meaning of these equations is then explained in simple words, which is perhaps the most impressive feature of this book.' Prashant Khare, Contemporary Physics
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Author's Bio
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.