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This book is based on many years of teaching statistical and
thermal physics. It assumes no previous knowledge of
thermodynamics, kinetic theory, or probability---the only
prerequisites are an elementary knowledge of classical and modern
physics, and of multivariable calculus. The first half of the book
introduces the subject inductively but rigorously, proceeding from
the concrete and specific to the abstract and general. In clear
physical language the book explains the key concepts, such as
temperature, heat, entropy, free energy, chemical potential, and
distributions, both classical and quantum. The second half of the
book applies these concepts to a wide variety of phenomena,
including perfect gases, heat engines, and transport processes.
Each chapter contains fully worked examples and real-world problems
drawn from physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, electronics, and
mechanical engineering.
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