TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lemons,Don S.
TI  - A student's guide to entropy
SN  - 9780511984556 (ebook)
AV  - QC318.E57 L46 2013
U1  - 003/.85 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Entropy
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Machine generated contents note: 1. Thermodynamic entropy; 2. Statistical entropy; 3. Entropy of classical systems; 4. Entropy of quantized systems; 5. Entropy of a non-isolated system; 6. Entropy of Fermion systems; 7. Entropy of Boson system; 8. Entropy of information; Epilogue; Appendixes; Index
N2  - Striving to explore the subject in as simple a manner as possible, this book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy. Innovative aspects of the book include the construction of statistical entropy from desired properties, the derivation of the entropy of classical systems from purely classical assumptions, and a statistical thermodynamics approach to the ideal Fermi and ideal Bose gases. Derivations are worked through step-by-step and important applications are highlighted in over 20 worked examples. Around 50 end-of-chapter exercises test readers' understanding. The book also features a glossary giving definitions for all essential terms, a time line showing important developments, and list of books for further study. It is an ideal supplement to undergraduate courses in physics, engineering, chemistry and mathematics
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511984556
ER  -