It is well known that thermodynamics presents students with
particular difficulties. They find the concepts evasive and the
methods obscure. These problems arise because it is traditional to
emphasize at the outset how general thermodynamics is.
Unfortunately, when ideas are introduced in an unspecific context
they fail to make contact with the student's experience - such
ideas do not become part of the physical intuition of the
student.
In this introductory text the subject is developed in stages
beginning with the basic notions, which are illustrated using an
ideal gas as a model system. The generalization of these concepts
is achieved first using the classical laws of thermodynamics and
second using the formalism of Gibbs to provide a systematic
introduction to the thermodynamic potentials. Work processes on
polarizable media subject to electric and magnetic fields are
discussed and transformations of matter, including phase change
processes and chemical reactions, are treated in detail. The book
contains many worked examples, and approximately 250 questions,
which are keyed to the text. The questions include traditional and
applied topics, and longer questions have been programmed to guide
the student.
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