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This is a textbook on thermodynamics of materials for junior/senior
undergraduate students and first-year graduate students as well as
a reference book for researchers who would like to refresh their
understanding of thermodynamics. The textbook employs a plain
language to explain the thermodynamic concepts and quantities. It
embraces the mathematical beauty and rigor of Gibbs thermodynamics
through the fundamental equation of thermodynamics from which all
thermodynamic properties of a material can be derived. However, a
reader with basic first-year undergraduate calculus skills will be
able to get through the book without difficulty. One unique feature
of this textbook is the descriptions of the step-by-step procedures
for computing all the thermodynamic properties from the fundamental
equation of thermodynamics and all the thermodynamic energies from
a set of common, experimentally measurable thermodynamic
properties, supplemented with ample numerical examples. Another
unique feature of this textbook is its emphasis on the concept of
chemical potential and its applications to phase equilibria in
single component systems and binary solutions, chemical reaction
equilibria, and lattice and electronic defects in crystals. The
concept of chemical potential is introduced at the very beginning
of the book together with temperature and pressure. It avoids or
minimizes the use of terms such as molar Gibbs free energy, partial
molar Gibbs free energy, or Gibbs potential because molar Gibbs
free energy or partial molar Gibbs free energy is precisely the
chemical potential of a material or a component. It is the chemical
potential that determines the stability of chemical species,
compounds, and phases and their tendency to chemically react to
form new species, transform to new physical state, and migrate from
one spatial location to another. Therefore, it is the chemical
potential differences or gradients that drive essentially all
materials processes of interest. A reader after finishing reading
the book is expected to not only achieve a high-level fundamental
understanding of thermodynamics but also acquire the analytical
skills of applying thermodynamics to determining materials
equilibrium and driving forces for materials processes.
This is a textbook on thermodynamics of materials for junior/senior
undergraduate students and first-year graduate students as well as
a reference book for researchers who would like to refresh their
understanding of thermodynamics. The textbook employs a plain
language to explain the thermodynamic concepts and quantities. It
embraces the mathematical beauty and rigor of Gibbs thermodynamics
through the fundamental equation of thermodynamics from which all
thermodynamic properties of a material can be derived. However, a
reader with basic first-year undergraduate calculus skills will be
able to get through the book without difficulty. One unique feature
of this textbook is the descriptions of the step-by-step procedures
for computing all the thermodynamic properties from the fundamental
equation of thermodynamics and all the thermodynamic energies from
a set of common, experimentally measurable thermodynamic
properties, supplemented with ample numerical examples. Another
unique feature of this textbook is its emphasis on the concept of
chemical potential and its applications to phase equilibria in
single component systems and binary solutions, chemical reaction
equilibria, and lattice and electronic defects in crystals. The
concept of chemical potential is introduced at the very beginning
of the book together with temperature and pressure. It avoids or
minimizes the use of terms such as molar Gibbs free energy, partial
molar Gibbs free energy, or Gibbs potential because molar Gibbs
free energy or partial molar Gibbs free energy is precisely the
chemical potential of a material or a component. It is the chemical
potential that determines the stability of chemical species,
compounds, and phases and their tendency to chemically react to
form new species, transform to new physical state, and migrate from
one spatial location to another. Therefore, it is the chemical
potential differences or gradients that drive essentially all
materials processes of interest. A reader after finishing reading
the book is expected to not only achieve a high-level fundamental
understanding of thermodynamics but also acquire the analytical
skills of applying thermodynamics to determining materials
equilibrium and driving forces for materials processes.
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