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Thermal physics / Michael Sprackling.

By: Sprackling, M. T. (Michael Thomas).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Macmillan physical science: Publisher: Basingstoke : Macmillan Educational, 1991Description: xiv, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0333536584 (pbk) :.Subject(s): Heat | ThermodynamicsDDC classification: 536
Contents:
What is thermal physics? -- Systems and processes -- Temperature -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Some simple thermodynamic systems -- Some properties of gases -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Entropy -- The ideal gas and thermodynamic temperature -- Thermodynamic potential functions -- Heat capacity -- The application of thermodynamics to some simple systems -- Equations of state -- Phase changes -- The third law of thermodynamics -- The application of thermodynamics to some irreversible processes -- A simple kinetic theory of gases -- Heat transfer.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 536 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00179334
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A large portion of this straightforward, introductory text is devoted to the classical equilibrium thermodynamics of simple systems. Presentation of the fundamentals is balanced with a discussion of applications, showing the level of understanding of the behavior of matter that can be achieved by a macroscopic approach. Worked examples plus a selection of problems and answers provide an easy way to monitor comprehension from chapter to chapter.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-368) and index.

What is thermal physics? -- Systems and processes -- Temperature -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Some simple thermodynamic systems -- Some properties of gases -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Entropy -- The ideal gas and thermodynamic temperature -- Thermodynamic potential functions -- Heat capacity -- The application of thermodynamics to some simple systems -- Equations of state -- Phase changes -- The third law of thermodynamics -- The application of thermodynamics to some irreversible processes -- A simple kinetic theory of gases -- Heat transfer.