Principles of Thermodynamics

An introductory textbook presenting the key concepts and applications of thermodynamics, including numerous worked examples and exercises.

Jean-Philippe Ansermet (Author), Sylvain D. Brechet (Author)

9781108426091, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 January 2019

542 pages, 176 b/w illus.
25.3 x 19.4 x 2.9 cm, 1.33 kg

In this introductory textbook, thermodynamics is presented as a natural extension of mechanics, so that the laws and concepts learned in mechanics serve to get acquainted with the theory. The foundations of thermodynamics are presented in the first part. The second part covers a wide range of applications, which are of central importance in the fields of physics, chemistry and engineering, including calorimetry, phase transitions, heat engines and chemical reactions. In the third part, devoted to continuous media, Fourier and Fick's laws, diffusion equations and many transport effects are derived using a unified approach. Each chapter concludes with a selection of worked examples and several exercises, to reinforce key concepts under discussion. A full solutions manual is available at the end of the book. It contains more than 150 problems based on contemporary issues faced by scientists and engineers that are solved in detail for undergraduate and graduate students.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Foundations: 1. Thermodynamic system and first law
2. Entropy and second law
3. Thermodynamics of subsystems
4. Thermodynamic potentials
Part II. Phenomenology: 5. Calorimetry
6. Phase transitions
7. Heat engines
8. Chemistry and electrochemistry
Part III. Continuous Media: 9. Matter and electromagnetic fields
10. Thermodynamics of continuous media
11. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes
Part IV. Exercises and Solutions: 12. Thermodynamic system and first law
13. Entropy and second law
14. Thermodynamics of subsystems
15. Thermodynamic potentials
16. Calorimetry
17. Phase transitions
18. Heat engines
19. Chemistry and electrochemistry
20. Matter and electromagnetic fields
21. Thermodynamics of continuous media
22. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Engineering: general [TBC], Applied physics [PHV], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH], Classical mechanics [PHD], Physics [PH]