A conceptual guide to thermodynamics

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.

Includes index.

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Textbook Guide; 0.1 List of Thermodynamics Textbooks by Discipline; 0.2 Terminology and Notation Used in This Book; 0.3 Terminology and Notation Used in Textbooks; Chapter 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; Chapter 2: Philosophy of Thermodynamics; 2.1 Thermodynamics; 2.2 Scientific Models & Laws; 2.3 Statistical Mechanics; Chapter 3: Thermodynamic States, Variables & Quantities.

3.1 Thermodynamic Variables & Quantities3.2 More on Thermodynamic Quantities; 3.3 Thermodynamic & Molecular States; Chapter 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; Chapter 5: Molecular Energy, Internal Energy, & Temperature; 5.1 Energy at the Molecular Scale; 5.2 Internal Energy; 5.3 Intermolecular Interactions & the Kinetic Model; 5.4 Equipartition Theorem & Temperature; Chapter 6: Boltzmann Distribution & the Kinetic Model; 6.1 Boltzmann Distribution.

6.2 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution6…