Thermal Physics

This textbook should be of use to students seeking an up-to-date introduction to thermal physics. It provides a grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechani... » 

This textbook should be of use to students seeking an up-to-date introduction to thermal physics. It provides a grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. Entropy is introduced early on in the book, the text carefully building from the familiar to the abstract. «