introduction introductory international thermodynamic

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25 reviews
Daniel V. Schroeder

Addison Wesley, 1999

Excellent introduction
The writting style of this book is very informal, much like Griffiths's books, making the material in the book accesible to anyone particularly for self-study; plus it's relatively cheap. The problems in the book were a highlight. There were many that were fun and had really cool results. The only problem was it was too short. The book didn't showcase all the great things to know about ...

Introductory Statistical Mechanics

1 review
Roger Bowley, Mariana Sanchez

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Great introduction to statistical mechanics
I recommend this book to anyone who is taking an undergraduate course in stat mech. I also recommend it to beginning GRADUATE students of stat mech. I used it for my own graduate coursework and I found it to be extremely helpful. This book provides a clean, uncluttered presentation of the principles of stat mech; does not lose sight of the physical reasons behind the mathematical manipulations; ...

Engines, Energy, And Entropy: A Thermodynamics Primer

4 reviews
John B. Fenn

Global View Publishing, 2003

Thermodynamics made understandable - but never easy.
Having made several attempts to understand thermo, ever since first struggling to grasp its concepts in college as an engineering student, and later returning to re-read the college texts as well as Zemansky's Heat and Thermodynamics and Enrico Fermi's remarkable monograph on the subject, I can write that John Fenn has indeed, for me, composed a lucid and fundamental exposition of the subject. I ...

The Entropy Law and the Economic Process

11 reviews
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen

iUniverse, 1999

Brilliant, but not Perfect
It must be admitted that Georgescu-Roegen's understanding of entropy was flawed. He, along with many other authors including physicists, thought entropy was a measure of disorder. It is not. That entropy is not a measure of disorder is discussed in a recent scholarly article by chemistry Prof. Frank Lambert, who has a nice web site devoted to the topic. More to the point, it was also ...

A Farewell To Entropy

2 reviews
Arieh Ben-Naim

World Scientific Publishing Company, 2008

The basics of Statistics, Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics in a nutshell
As all previous books of Arieh Bem-Naim have already shown, he is an excellent writer. This is a very clearly written book, wherein the explanations are sufficiently detailed for non-experts to understand. The book is very complete and stands for its own. It starts by presenting all the statistical background needed for the ulterior chapters. Then, the author presents the core construction and ...

Entropy in the UK (The Invisibles, Book 3)

7 reviews
Grant Morrison, Phil Jimenez, ...

Vertigo, 2001

As things get worse for the Invisibles, things only get better for us!
The third volume of The Invisibles--my personal favorite--opens with the brutal interrogation of King Mob. As his teammates rush to his rescue, Jack Frost, who deserted the team in the previous volume, goes home to Liverpool. Jack, driven over the edge by the memory of the soldier he was forced to kill in Vol. 2 and the knowledge that he is the next messiah, could care less about his friends. Yet ...

Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome

15 reviews
John C. Sanford

ILN, 2005

Prof. Sanford's population genetics points
Prof. John Sanford's population genetics points are also directly relevant to prebiotic molecular evolution models. Although written for laymen, the book contains solid academic content. The unavoidable conclusions will have far-reaching impact, and are of great significance to macroevolutionary thought. This book is a must read for academics and lay readers alike.

Data Analysis: A Bayesian Tutorial

4 reviews
Devinderjit Sivia, John Skilling

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

In-Depth and Practical
Sivia and Skilling give a concise and clear exposition of Bayesian statistical analysis, and pair it with practical, real examples. It has been a great aid to me in doing actual data work. This text gets the balance of theoretical detail and practicality just right. In particular, abandoning the usual emphasis on analytical solutions and instead pairing real examples with numerical solution ...

Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters and Complexity (Oxford Master Series in Physics)

6 reviews
James P. Sethna

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Excellent Advanced Statistical Mechanics Book
I immensely enjoyed studying this statistical mechanics book. I think that the author, James Sethna, has a "Feynman-like" ability to explore his subject matter with much depth, insight, and many playfully creative excursions. The exercises cover such topics as the thermodynamics of Dyson Spheres and black holes; of how many shuffles it takes to fully randomize a card deck; and of whether an ...

Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense

9 reviews
Arieh Ben-Naim

World Scientific Publishing Company, 2008

Entropy - no big deal
"... Arieh Ben-Naim invites the reader to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years -entropy and the second law of thermodynamics". This statement on the back cover for sure will reflect the experience of many who read this book. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to understand or teach the mysterious concept "entropy". Just sit back, open ...

Thermal Physics: Entropy and Free Energies

1 review
Joon Chang Lee

World Scientific Publishing Company, 2002

A very good overview
This book deserves to be quoted for all the people who want to have a short and very physical introduction to the subject. The book remains at an introductory level but the author covers a lot of subjects without loosing the physical intuition or interpretation at every stage of the text. It is true that the book won't help the student to master the calculations of thermodynamics and statistical ...

Meeting the Entropy Challenge: An International Thermodynamics Symposium in Honor and Memory of Professor ...

American Institute of Physics, 2008

All papers have been peer-reviewed. World renowned experts gathered in symposium style to explore the role of the second law and entropy in quantum theory, cosmology, biology, nonequilibrium, and energy. Their exciting discussions about recent advances and open fundamental challenges, paint an excellent state of the art of frontier research about thermodynamics in science and engineering.

Entropy And Its Physical Meaning

1 review
J. S. Dugdale

CRC, 1996

Excellent, brief survey of thermal physics--macro & micro.
Teachers and college students: here is a clear, friendly intro. to thermodynamics and statistical mechaniocs. (Don't be deceived by the title--it is not a specialist tract on entropy, that is only a convenient hook for author to hang a title.) Prof. Dugdale has a fine instinct for picking out the important highlights at the college-level. A quick and easy read (compared to standard ...

Entropy and Art: An Essay on Disorder and Order
Rudolf Arnheim

University of California Press, 1974

Complexity, Entropy and the Physics of Information

1 review
Wojciech H. Zurek

Westview Press, 1990

Masterful. Just plain masterful.
A must have for those with a deep commitment to the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, and information theory. Let us give thanks to Jonny von Naumann.

Time's Arrow: The Origins of Thermodynamic Behavior
Michael C. Mackey

Dover Publications, 2003

Exploration of Second Law of Thermodynamics details fundamental dynamic properties behind construction of statistical mechanics. Topics include maximal entropy principles; invertible and noninvertible systems; ergodicity and unique equilibria; and asymptotic periodicity and entropy evolution. Geared toward physicists and applied mathematicians; suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. 1992 edition.

Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-Rings: The World of an Engineer
James L. Adams

Harvard University Press, 1993

From Teflon to Velcro, from bandwidths to base pairs, the artifacts of engineering and technology reflect the broad scope--and frustrating limitations--of our imagination. Best-selling author James Adams takes readers on an enlightening tour of this exciting world, demystifying such endeavors as design, research, and manufacturing.

Entropy: A New World View

8 reviews
Jeremy Rifkin

Bantam Books, 1981

Amazing book
As the authors say about entropy, it requires some intuitivity to understand this book. And I say as a person majored in physics this book is really amazing. I have never read such kind of a book before covering nearly all of life somehow. The very first times I had read the book I used to give lots of illustrations from it within my discussions with others in my department. Some thought I had ...

Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing (Maxwell's Demon)

2 reviews

Taylor & Francis, 2002

Clear, complete, and well-organized
Maxwell's Demon 2 is one of the best books I've found in the field - the authors address key issues in a clear and engaging manner. This is an excellent and well-organized reference book and includes any number of original papers which are difficult to find through other sources. Highly recommended.

The Entropy Effect (Star Trek)

3 reviews
Vonda Mcintyre

Star Trek, 2006

Time and time again
The Enterprise was conducting a very demanding and dangerous scientific study, or rather Spock was conducting a very demanding and dangerous scientific study, the rest of the Enterprise was waiting for him to finish so they could leave, hopefully before the object being studied demolished the Enterprise. It was rather a relief then when they received a priority call to a nearby system. The ...

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