Table of Contents

List of Symbols.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Thermodynamic Laws, Symbols and Units

Some Further Preliminary Aspects of Thermodynamics

Zeroth Law, Thermal Equilibrium and Thermometry

The First Law of Thermodynamics

Some Consequences of the First Law

Some Applications of the First Law

The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Concept of Entropy

Some Further Applications of the Combined First and Second Laws

The Third Law of Thermodynamics

Free Energy and Applications of Thermodynamic Principles

Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium

Fundamental Concepts of Statistical Mechanics

Statistical Mechanics Applied to Classical Thermodynamics

Phase Equilibria and Phase Transition

Distribution Functions and Thermodynamics of Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Gases

Heat Capacities of Solids and Gases

Solutions to Exercises

Appendices

Index

About the Author

Bimalendu N. Roy is the author of Fundamentals of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics, published by Wiley.

Reviews

"...Recommended as a text for a range of thermodynamics courses..." (Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, November 2002)