{"product_id":"statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-hardcover-1","title":"Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCass Sackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh take on the traditional graduate-level physics course. It emphasizes the tools needed to apply statistical mechanics in research across a wide variety of fields, while maintaining the rigor necessary for a clear exposition. The book is designed to support an active-learning approach, using numerous conceptual questions and example problems with solutions so that students can practice and self-assess their understanding as they progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoltzmann systems (Boltzmann distribution, partition functions, classical systems, coordinate distributions, Boltzmann transport equation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuantum systems (degenerate Fermi gases, Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, blackbody radiation, Debye model)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThermodynamics (laws of thermodynamics, entropy, relation between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, free energy functions, chemical equilibrium, response functions, thermodynamics of magnetic systems)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnsemble theory (microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, density matrix theory, phase space, the Liouville equation, kinetic theory)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteracting systems (virial approximation, Ising model, van der Waals gas, phase transitions, critical phenomena)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe order of presentation is motivated by research in pedagogical scaffolding, with the most direct and applicable techniques presented first and more abstract concepts delayed until students have developed a basic level of proficiency. Scaffolding and active learning have seen widespread application in introductory physics courses, but the pedagogy remains effective at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47656654995677,"sku":"9780960065905","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ZlgzMXlaaTgzL3VqOVExVzJuU21wZz09_049e161c-ba18-4a10-b9f6-65f48db1226c.webp?v=1773899927","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}