Table of Contents

Introduction;
The First Law;
Heat Capacity, Enthalpy and Thermochemistry;
The Second and Third Laws: Entropy;
Free Energy;
Phase Transitions;
Chemical Equilibrium;
The Statistical Definition of Entropy;
Connecting Microscopic and Macroscopic Properties;
The Partition Function;
An Ideal Gas of Atoms;
An Ideal Gas of Diatomic Molecules;
Statistical Mechanics and Equilibrium;
Glossary;
Answers to Problems;
Subject Index.

About the Author

Professor Abel is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter.

Reviews

"... this book will be invaluable to undergraduates taking thermodynamics for the first time."
*Journal of Chemical Education, Vol 79, No 9, 2002, p 1075*

"... clear, well-written ..."
*School Science Review, Issue 305, June 2002*

"... highly recommended ..."
*Chemistry in Australia, April 2003, p 32-33*

"It is well written and clearly laid out. It will serve the student well."
*School Science Review, Issue No 309, 2003*