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