A conceptual guide to thermodynamics / Bill Poirier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poirier, Bill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley, 2014.

Summary:

Thermodynamics is the science that describes the behavior of matter at the macroscopic scale, and how this arises from individual molecules. As such, it is a subject of profound practical and fundamental importance to many science and engineering fields. Despite extremely varied applications ranging from nanomotors to cosmology, the core concepts of thermodynamics such as equilibrium and entropy are the same across all disciplines. A Conceptual Guide to Thermodynamics serves as a concise, conceptual and practical supplement to the major thermodynamics textbooks used in various fields. Presenting clear explanations of the core concepts, the book aims to improve fundamental understanding of the material, as well as homework and exam performance. Distinctive features include: Terminology and Notation Key: A universal translator that addresses the myriad of conventions, terminologies, and notations found across the major thermodynamics texts. Content Maps: Specific references to each major thermodynamic text by section and page number for each new concept that is introduced. Helpful Hints and Don't Try Its: Numerous useful tips for solving problems, as well as warnings of common student pitfalls. Unique Explanations: Conceptually clear, mathematically fairly simple, yet also sufficiently precise and rigorous. A more extensive set of reference materials, including older and newer editions of the major textbooks, as well as a number of less commonly used titles, is available online at http://www.conceptualthermo.com. Undergraduate and graduate students of chemistry, physics, engineering, geosciences and biological sciences will benefit from this book, as will students preparing for graduate school entrance exams and MCATs.

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

2.2 Scientific Models &amp

Laws

2.3 Statistical Mechanics

3 Thermodynamic States, Variables &amp

Quantities

3.1 Thermodynamic Variables &amp

3.2 More on Thermodynamic Quantities

3.3 Thermodynamic &amp

Molecular States

4 Zeroth Law &amp

Thermodynamic Equilibrium

4.1 Equation of State

4.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium

4.3 Zeroth Law

4.4 Ideal Gases &amp

Non-ideal Systems

Part II Energy

5 Molecular Energy, Internal Energy, &amp

Temperature

5.1 Energy at the Molecular Scale

5.2 Internal Energy

5.3 Intermolecular Interactions &amp

the Kinetic Model

5.4 Equipartition Theorem &amp

6 Boltzmann Distribution &amp

6.1 Boltzmann Distribution

6.2 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

6.3 Maxwell Distribution of Speeds

Part III Thermodynamic Change

7 First Law &amp

Thermodynamic Change

7.1 System &amp

Surroundings

7.2 Thermodynamic Change

7.3 First Law

8 Work, Heat, &amp

Reversible Change

8.1 State Functions &amp

Path Functions

8.2 Definition of Work

8.3 Definition of Heat

8.4 Reversible &amp

Irreversible Change

8.5 A Gas Expansion Example

9 Partial Derivative Quantities

9.1 Internal Energy &amp.

Heat Capacity at Constant Volume

9.2 Enthalpy &amp

Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure

9.3 Other Partial Derivative Quantities

9.4 Partial Derivatives &amp

Differentials

Part IV Entropy

10 Entropy &amp

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 &amp

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

11.5 Entropy, Heat, &amp

Reversible Adiabatic Expansion

12 Second Law &amp

Spontaneous Irreversible Change

12.1 Heat Engines &amp

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 &amp

the Clausius Inequality

13 Third Law, Carnot Cycle, &amp

Absolute Entropy

13.1 Entropy &amp

13.2 Carnot Cycle &amp

Absolute Zero Temperature

13.3 Third Law &amp

Part V Free Energy

14 Free Energy &amp

Exergy

14.1 What Would Happen If Entropy Were a Variable?

14.2 Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies

14.3 Second Law &amp

Maximum Work

14.4 Exergy

15 Chemical Potential, Fugacity, &amp

Open Systems

15.1 What Would Happen If n Were a Variable?

15.2 Chemical Potential

15.3 Ideal Gas &amp

Fugacity

Part VI Applications

16 Crazy Gay-Lussac's Gas Expansion Emporium

16.1 Sales Pitch

16.2 How to Solve Gas Expansion Problems

16.3 Comprehensive Compendium

17 Electronic Emporium: Free Online Shopping!

Part VII Appendices

Appendix A Beards Gone Wild! Facial Hair &amp

the Founding Fathers of Thermodynamics.

Appendix B Thermodynamics, Abolitionism, &amp

Sha Na Na

References

Appendix C Thermodynamics &amp

the Science of Steampunk

Steampunk Gallery

Travel Try Its

Photo Credits

Film

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1118840496

9781118840498

OCLC:

884646463