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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- A Conceptual Guide to Thermodynamics -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Textbook Guide -- 0.1 List of Thermodynamics Textbooks by Discipline -- Thermodynamics Textbooks -- 0.2 Terminology and Notation Used in This Book -- Terminology and Notation -- 0.3 Terminology and Notation Used in Textbooks -- Terminology and Notation Key -- 1 About This Book -- 1.1 Who Should Use This Book? -- 1.2 Philosophy of This Book -- 1.3 Four Core Concepts of Thermodynamics -- 1.4 How to Use This Book -- Part I Equilibrium -- 2 Philosophy of Thermodynamics -- 2.1 Thermodynamics |
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2.2 Scientific Models & Laws -- 2.3 Statistical Mechanics -- 3 Thermodynamic States, Variables & Quantities -- 3.1 Thermodynamic Variables & Quantities -- 3.2 More on Thermodynamic Quantities -- 3.3 Thermodynamic & Molecular States -- 4 Zeroth Law & Thermodynamic Equilibrium -- 4.1 Equation of State -- 4.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium -- 4.3 Zeroth Law -- 4.4 Ideal Gases & Non-ideal Systems -- Part II Energy -- 5 Molecular Energy, Internal Energy, & Temperature -- 5.1 Energy at the Molecular Scale -- 5.2 Internal Energy -- 5.3 Intermolecular Interactions & the Kinetic Model |
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5.4 Equipartition Theorem & Temperature -- 6 Boltzmann Distribution & the Kinetic Model -- 6.1 Boltzmann Distribution -- 6.2 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution -- 6.3 Maxwell Distribution of Speeds -- Part III Thermodynamic Change -- 7 First Law & Thermodynamic Change -- 7.1 System & Surroundings -- 7.2 Thermodynamic Change -- 7.3 First Law -- 8 Work, Heat, & Reversible Change -- 8.1 State Functions & Path Functions -- 8.2 Definition of Work -- 8.3 Definition of Heat -- 8.4 Reversible & Irreversible Change -- 8.5 A Gas Expansion Example -- 9 Partial Derivative Quantities |
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9.1 Internal Energy & Heat Capacity at Constant Volume -- 9.2 Enthalpy & Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure -- 9.3 Other Partial Derivative Quantities -- 9.4 Partial Derivatives & Differentials -- Part IV Entropy -- 10 Entropy & Information Theory -- 10.1 Why Does Entropy Seem So Complicated? -- 10.2 Entropy as Unknown Molecular Information -- 10.3 Amount of Information -- 10.4 Application to Thermodynamics -- 11 Entropy & Ideal Gas -- 11.1 Measuring Our Molecular Ignorance -- 11.2 Volume Contribution to Entropy -- 11.3 Temperature Contribution to Entropy -- 11.4 Combined Entropy Expression |
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11.5 Entropy, Heat, & Reversible Adiabatic Expansion -- 12 Second Law & Spontaneous Irreversible Change -- 12.1 Heat Engines & Thermodynamic Cycles -- 12.2 Traditional Statements of the Second Law -- 12.3 Entropy Statement of the Second Law -- 12.4 Information Statement of the Second Law -- 12.5 Maximum Entropy & the Clausius Inequality -- 13 Third Law, Carnot Cycle, & Absolute Entropy -- 13.1 Entropy & Reversible Change -- 13.2 Carnot Cycle & Absolute Zero Temperature -- 13.3 Third Law & Absolute Entropy -- Part V Free Energy -- 14 Free Energy & Exergy |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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14.1 What Would Happen If Entropy Were a Variable? |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118840498 |
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1118840496 |
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