Thermodynamics, Fachbücher von Reinhard Hentschke

Concise, detailed, and transparently structured, this upper-level undergraduate textbook is an excellent resource for a one-semester course on thermodynamics for students majoring in physics, chemistry, or materials science. Throughout the seven chapters and three-part appendix, students benefit from numerous practical examples and solved problems ranging in broad scope from cosmic to molecular evolution, cloud formation to rubber elasticity, and Carnot engines to Monte Carlo simulation of phase equilibria. Lauded in ,Physics Today ,as &ldquo,a valuable resource for students and faculty&rdquo,, Hentschke&rsquo,s ,Thermodynamics ,presents in this long-anticipated second edition new and extended coverage of a range of topical material, such as thermodynamics of the universe and atmospheric thermodynamics, while also featuring a more application-oriented treatment of surfaces, interfaces, and polymers. Touching on subjects throughout soft-matter physics, superconductors, and complex fluids, this textbook delivers the foundation and breadth of scope necessary to prepare undergraduate students for further study in this timeless yet ever-changing field.