The second law / P.W. Atkins.
By: Atkins, P. W. (Peter William)
.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: New York : Scientific American Library :: distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1984, 1994Edition: Rev. ed.Description: ix, 216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0716760061.Uniform titles: 2nd law. | Energy, chaos, and form. Subject(s): ThermodynamicsDDC classification: 536.7 ATK | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 536.7 ATK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000452361 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
All natural change is subject to one law. It's the second law of thermodynamics. In this volume, the acclaimed chemist and science writer P. W. Atkins shows how this single, simple principle of energy transformation accounts for all natural change. Moving from the steam engine to the nuclear age, the narrative is full of vivid examples, ideas, and images--but virtually no mathematics.
Previous ed. : 1984.
Spine title: The 2nd law.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nature's dissymmetry -- The signpost of change -- Collapse into chaos -- The enumeration of chaos -- The potency of chaos -- Transformations of chaos -- Powers of temperature -- Constructive chaos -- Patterns of chaos -- Appendixes..