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Statistical and Thermal Physics
Gould, Harvey, Tobochnik, Jan
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Description for Statistical and Thermal Physics
Hardcover. Intended for upper-level undergraduate courses, this book discusses the techniques of statistical and thermal physics. It outlines the relation between the macroscopic and microscopic worlds, and presents thermodynamic reasoning as an independent way of thinking about macroscopic systems. It also introduces probability concepts and techniques. Num Pages: 552 pages, 105 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 190 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1250.
This textbook carefully develops the main ideas and techniques of statistical and thermal physics and is intended for upper-level undergraduate courses. The authors each have more than thirty years' experience in teaching, curriculum development, and research in statistical and computational physics. Statistical and Thermal Physics begins with a qualitative discussion of the relation between the macroscopic and microscopic worlds and incorporates computer simulations throughout the book to provide concrete examples of important conceptual ideas. Unlike many contemporary texts on thermal physics, this book presents thermodynamic reasoning as an independent way of thinking about macroscopic systems. Probability concepts and techniques are ... Read more
This textbook carefully develops the main ideas and techniques of statistical and thermal physics and is intended for upper-level undergraduate courses. The authors each have more than thirty years' experience in teaching, curriculum development, and research in statistical and computational physics. Statistical and Thermal Physics begins with a qualitative discussion of the relation between the macroscopic and microscopic worlds and incorporates computer simulations throughout the book to provide concrete examples of important conceptual ideas. Unlike many contemporary texts on thermal physics, this book presents thermodynamic reasoning as an independent way of thinking about macroscopic systems. Probability concepts and techniques are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691137445
SKU
V9780691137445
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Gould, Harvey, Tobochnik, Jan
Harvey Gould is Professor of Physics at Clark University and Associate Editor of the "American Journal of Physics". Jan Tobochnik is the Dow Distinguished Professor of Natural Science at Kalamazoo College and Editor of the "American Journal of Physics". They are the coauthors, with Wolfgang Christian, of "An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications to Physical Systems".
Reviews for Statistical and Thermal Physics
"Typically ... students need broad exposure to a subject, as well as specific "handles" to grasp. They need the step-by-step approach this book supplies. They need to experience the pleasure of unfolding a calculable model and of executing a computation that does what it is supposed to do. Many students, younger and older, will find the way Gould and Tobochnik's ... Read more