ABSTRACT

Thermodynamics Kept Simple - A Molecular Approach: What is the Driving Force in the World of Molecules? offers a truly unique way of teaching and thinking about basic thermodynamics that helps students overcome common conceptual problems. For example, the book explains the concept of entropy from the perspective of probabilities of various molecula

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|48 pages

Energy and entropy

chapter Chapter 3|29 pages

Entropy and free energy

chapter Chapter 4|46 pages

More on gases and the basics of thermodynamics

chapter Chapter 5|28 pages

Mixtures and reactions

chapter Chapter 6|26 pages

Phases and temperature variations

chapter Chapter 7|6 pages

Epilogue