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050 0 0 _aQC318.E57
_bL46 2013
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100 1 _aLemons, Don S.
_q(Don Stephen),
_d1949-
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _aA student's guide to entropy /
_cDon S. Lemons, Bethel College.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 181 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 8 _aMachine 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.
520 _aStriving 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.
650 0 _aEntropy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107011564
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511984556
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