Finn's Thermal Physics

by Andrew Rex, C.B.P. Finn

This fully updated and expanded new edition continues to provide the most readable, concise, and easy-to-follow introduction to thermal physics. While maintaining the style of the original work, the book now covers statistical mechanics and incorporates worked examples systematically throughout the text. It also includes more problems and essential updates, such as discussions on superconductivity, magnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, and climate change. Anyone needing to acquire an intuitive understanding of thermodynamics from first principles will find this third edition indispensable. Andrew Rex is professor of physics at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He is author of several textbooks and the popular science book, Commonly Asked Questions in Physics.

Genres: Physics

386 pages, Paperback

Published April 7, 2017

Reviews

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[Evelyn Buijs]

Genuinly a really good book for studying thermodynamics, it explains all concepts in a clear and intuitive matter and feels entry-level enough. There were several moments while reading this that I thought "Wait what dit that term mean" or "huh wait how did they get to that formula" and then the next paragraph just adresses my question. That is a sign of a good physics book.

[Takla Nateeboon]

A reasonable good first book for thermodynamics. The book provides a basic understanding of the topics. With a friendly and descriptive tone, this book might good for self-taught. But, there are some ambiguities and typos which might cause the problem.

[Morris Yen]

Concepts are not explained in the amount of details I expected to learn thermo.