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A Conceptual Guide to Thermodynamics; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Textbook Guide; 0.1 List of Thermodynamics Textbooks by Discipline; Thermodynamics Textbooks; 0.2 Terminology and Notation Used in This Book; Terminology and Notation; 0.3 Terminology and Notation Used in Textbooks; Terminology and Notation Key; 1 About This Book; 1.1 Who Should Use This Book?; 1.2 Philosophy of This Book; 1.3 Four Core Concepts of Thermodynamics; 1.4 How to Use This Book; Part I Equilibrium; 2 Philosophy of Thermodynamics; 2.1 Thermodynamics; 2.2 Scientific Models & Laws; 2.3 Statistical Mechanics
3 Thermodynamic States, Variables & Quantities3.1 Thermodynamic Variables & Quantities; 3.2 More on Thermodynamic Quantities; 3.3 Thermodynamic & Molecular States; 4 Zeroth Law & Thermodynamic Equilibrium; 4.1 Equation of State; 4.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium; 4.3 Zeroth Law; 4.4 Ideal Gases & Non-ideal Systems; Part II Energy; 5 Molecular Energy, Internal Energy, & Temperature; 5.1 Energy at the Molecular Scale; 5.2 Internal Energy; 5.3 Intermolecular Interactions & the Kinetic Model; 5.4 Equipartition Theorem & Temperature; 6 Boltzmann Distribution & the Kinetic Model
6.1 Boltzmann Distribution6.2 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution; 6.3 Maxwell Distribution of Speeds; Part III Thermodynamic Change; 7 First Law & Thermodynamic Change; 7.1 System & Surroundings; 7.2 Thermodynamic Change; 7.3 First Law; 8 Work, Heat, & Reversible Change; 8.1 State Functions & Path Functions; 8.2 Definition of Work; 8.3 Definition of Heat; 8.4 Reversible & Irreversible Change; 8.5 A Gas Expansion Example; 9 Partial Derivative Quantities; 9.1 Internal Energy & Heat Capacity at Constant Volume; 9.2 Enthalpy & Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure
9.3 Other Partial Derivative Quantities9.4 Partial Derivatives & Differentials; Part IV Entropy; 10 Entropy & Information Theory; 10.1 Why Does Entropy Seem So Complicated?; 10.2 Entropy as Unknown Molecular Information; 10.3 Amount of Information; 10.4 Application to Thermodynamics; 11 Entropy & Ideal Gas; 11.1 Measuring Our Molecular Ignorance; 11.2 Volume Contribution to Entropy; 11.3 Temperature Contribution to Entropy; 11.4 Combined Entropy Expression; 11.5 Entropy, Heat, & Reversible Adiabatic Expansion; 12 Second Law & Spontaneous Irreversible Change
12.1 Heat Engines & Thermodynamic Cycles12.2 Traditional Statements of the Second Law; 12.3 Entropy Statement of the Second Law; 12.4 Information Statement of the Second Law; 12.5 Maximum Entropy & the Clausius Inequality; 13 Third Law, Carnot Cycle, & Absolute Entropy; 13.1 Entropy & Reversible Change; 13.2 Carnot Cycle & Absolute Zero Temperature; 13.3 Third Law & Absolute Entropy; Part V Free Energy; 14 Free Energy & Exergy; 14.1 What Would Happen If Entropy Were a Variable?; 14.2 Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies; 14.3 Second Law & Maximum Work; 14.4 Exergy
15 Chemical Potential, Fugacity, & Open Systems
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A conceptual guide to thermodynamics / / Bill Poirier
