A Student's Guide to Entropy

Don S. Lemons (Bethel College, Kansas)

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Cambridge University Press
29 August 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Thermodynamics & heat

Series: Student's Guides

Striving to explore the subject in as simple a manner as possible, this book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy. Innovative aspects of the book include the construction of statistical entropy from desired properties, the derivation of the entropy of classical systems from purely classical assumptions, and a statistical thermodynamics approach to the ideal Fermi and ideal Bose gases. Derivations are worked through step-by-step and important applications are highlighted in over 20 worked examples. Around 50 end-of-chapter exercises test readers' understanding. The book also features a glossary giving definitions for all essential terms, a time line showing important developments, and list of books for further study. It is an ideal supplement to undergraduate courses in physics, engineering, chemistry and mathematics.

By: Don S. Lemons (Bethel College Kansas)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781107653979
ISBN 10: 1107653975
Series: Student's Guides
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 29 August 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Don S. Lemons is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Bethel College and a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He taught undergraduate physics at Bethel College for 23 years.

Reviews for A Student's Guide to Entropy

'In A Student's Guide to Entropy, Don Lemons conveys both mathematical and physical intuition of entropy ... [he] is very thorough, clear, and succinct in his explanations, making sure that no subtlety is left unnoticed or unaccounted for. The reader feels that he/she is being taught and guided by an experienced teacher of thermodynamics and entropy ... This book will be essential not only to students but also to faculty who are charged with the difficult task of teaching a subject that involves entropy ... a thorough, self-contained guide to entropy for students and teachers.' Effrosyni Seitaridou, American Journal of Physics 'The book is well written ... Highly recommended.' Choice '... a truly first-rate book on the subject, and I would happily recommend it as the main (and inexpensive) text for a course of statistical mechanics.' The Observatory