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Understanding thermodynamics /
"Grappling with the first and second laws of thermodynamics can test the intellectual mettle of even the most dedicated student of the physical sciences. Approaching the subject for the first time may raise more queries and doubts than are usually handled in the basic, straightforward textbook....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Dover Publications, Inc.,
1983, ©1969.
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| Edición: | Dover edition. |
| Colección: | Dover books on mathematics.
Knovel Library. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Grappling with the first and second laws of thermodynamics can test the intellectual mettle of even the most dedicated student of the physical sciences. Approaching the subject for the first time may raise more queries and doubts than are usually handled in the basic, straightforward textbook. Based on a series of lectures delivered to 500 sophomore engineering students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Van Neer's clear, lucid treatment is readily comprehensible by undergraduate-level science and engineering students. His language is informal, his examples are vivid and lively, his perspective is fresh. This book, a companion to a basic textbook, discusses thermodynamics, a topic of profound importance in the study of physics, in a manner which elucidates fundamental concepts and demonstrates their practical applicability. In these increasingly energy-conscious and costly times, as traditional energy sources are being depleted and revolutionary new sources are contemplated, appreciating the consequences of the laws of thermodynamics is more than a fascinating avenue of intellectual inquiry: it is a pragmatic concern imperative to all — students, scientists, engineers, technicians, politicians, businessmen, and anyone facing the energy challenges of the future. Here is help understanding concepts which will prove all-important in the next century."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | "This Dover edition, first published in 1983, is an unabridged and corrected republication of the work originally published by McGraw-Hall Book Company, N.Y., in 1969."--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | "A catalog of selected Dover books in science and mathematics"--Pages 126-156. |
| ISBN: | 9781621986256 162198625X 9780486132280 0486132285 |