Understanding thermodynamics

"Grappling with the first and second laws of thermodynamics can test the intellectual mettle of even the most dedicated student of the physical sciences. Approaching the subject for the first time may raise more queries and doubts than are usually handled in the basic, straightforward textbook....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Van Ness, H. C. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1983, ©1969.
EditionDover edition.
SeriesDover books on mathematics.
Knovel Library.
Subjects
Thermodynamics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781621986256
162198625X
9780486132280
0486132285
9780486632773
0486632776
Physical Description1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Energy Conservation
  • The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • The Concept of Reversibility
  • Heat Engines
  • Power Plants
  • The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • More on the Second Law
  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

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