Introductory Statistical Mechanics

by Roger Bowley, Mariana Sanchez

The aim of this book is to explain the ideas and techniques of statistical mechanics in a simple and progressive way. Topics and exercises come from the author's course lectures and have been made accessible to undergraduates. Included are lectures on the first and second laws of
thermodynamics; key ideas of probability and statistical mechanics; and the connection between the entropy and the number of quantum states. The reader is led through progressively more complex problems with full mathematical details explained.

Genres: Physics, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Mathematics, Reference

302 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 1996

Reviews

[Ali]

i want to read this book

[Kevin Montes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this book for my undergraduate statistical mechanics class. Found it to be a bit too wordy and long-winded, and I also did not like the fact that important equations and concepts were not written in a way to stand out at all from the clutter. However, the text did include a lot of interesting discussion on the concepts and some good problems and solutions at the end of each chapter. Not sure how it compares to other statistical mechanics books, but compared to other similar texts I have used on mechanics and thermal physics I would say it is sub par