This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamicshas been completely rewritten. Starting with an overview of important quantumbeha... » 

This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamicshas been completely rewritten. Starting with an overview of important quantumbehaviours the book teaches students how to calculate probabilities in orderto provide a firm foundation for later chapters. It introduces the ideas ofclassical thermodynamics and explores them both in general and as they areapplied to specific processes and interactions. The remainder of the book dealswith statistical mechanics the study of small systems interacting with hugereservoirs. The changes to this second edition have been made after more than10 years classroom testing and student feedback. Each topic ends with a boxedsummary of ideas and results and every chapter contains numerous homeworkproblems covering a broad range of difficulties. Answers are given to oddnumbered problems and solutions to even problems are available to instructorsat www.cambridge.org9780521865579. «