Thermal Physics (2nd Edition)

This book is well written and all the derivations are exceptionally clear, simple and elegent. (See, for example, the derivation of Planck's radiation law, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distribution.) The authors had explained the most difficult concepts in Thermal Physics in a most simple and clear manner that is so easy even a Cave Man can understand it and get a 100 score in the test. However, this book will not be appreciated if a person's I.Q. is below 75. I gave this book 10 stars. This book is suitable for all undergraduate senior student who has a solid background. States Of A Model System -- Entropy And Temperature -- Boltzmann Distribution And Helmholtz Free Energy -- Thermal Radiation And Planck Distribution -- Chemical Potential And Gibbs Distribution -- Ideal Gas -- Fermi And Bose Gases -- Heat And Work -- Gibbs Free Energy And Chemical Reactions -- Phase Transformations -- Binary Mixtures -- Cryogenics -- Semiconductor Statistics -- Kinetic Theory -- Propagation. Charles Kittel, Herbert Kroemer. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (pages Xv-xvii) And Index. Introduction 1. States of a Model System 2. Entropy and Temperature 3. Boltzmann Distribution and Helmholtz Free Energy 4. Thermal Radiation and Planck Distribution 5. Chemical Potential and Gibbs Distribution 6. Ideal Gas 7. Fermi and Bose Gases 8. Heat and Work 9. Gibbs Free Energy and Chemical Reactions 10. Phase Transformations 11. Binary Mixtures 12. Cryogenics 13. Semiconductor Statistics 14. Kinetic Theory 15. Propagation Appendixes Index CONGRATULATIONS TO HERBERT KROEMER, 2000 NOBEL LAUREATE FOR PHYSICS For upper-division courses in thermodynamics or statistical mechanics, Kittel and Kroemer offers a modern approach to thermal physics that is based on the idea that all physical systems can be described in terms of their discrete quantum states, rather than drawing on 19th-century classical mechanics concepts.