Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Thermodynamics (3rd Edition)

"Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Thermodynamics (3rd Edition)" is an excellent text to learn the fundamentals. This text should be the text any Physics Professor uses. Do not be fooled by other texts. This one is the best. My professor now is trying to create his own text for Thermo, and it is horrible. Publishers need to be more honest to their clients!

Book cover was separated from the pages, aside from this, pages are almost like new! Great book!

Good summary of thermodynamics.

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Not very useful.That was my first impression of this book. Suppose I had left my review to the three words above. You would have been left with an empty feeling with expectations unfulfilled, wondering if there was more to it than just those words. You'd probably say my review wasn't very helpful.Well, that about sums up my feelings for this text. Every time I open it for reference, I read a few pages, looking for something that just doesn't seem to be there. I am left with expectations unfulfilled, wondering if I was missing something. I usually put it back on the shelf and move to the next book, thinking "Hmm. That wasn't very helpful."This book sits in my library next to the Callen text on thermo and stat mech. I also have a copy of Reichl's stat mech text. Between Salinger, Callen, and Reichl, one might begin to get a handle on the subject, but not one of these books is the *definitive* text on the subject. I haven't found that one yet. I would suggest that if one is looking for yet another reference text, put this one in the number 2 or number 3 slot on your list.

Overcomplicated. The entire book. I'm not just talking rigorous... A good example is the two page proof that the number of microstates in n particles, if each can range from 0 to q, whereas the sum of all must add up to q, is n + q - 1 CHOOSE q. This can be proved (just as formally) in about 3 lines, while being much more intuitive!

This book was recommended to me as an extra reading by the head of my research team. Being an aerospace engineer, I had read books by Cengel and Shapiro on Thermodynamics previously. This book is in very contrast to other such books, the entire treatment is in a form of rational arguments which step by step take you to each laws. There are no solved examples and this is not such a great book for an engineering course (or even for a first course in the subject). I enjoyed reading it quite well.As for product in itself, I had bought the paperback version, and for that price the quality of paper and book was apt.

One of the best books on Thermal Physics. The book follows a logical and step by step procedure from one concept to another one.The only issue I have with this book is that it doesn't have any solved problems.This book is more focused on conceptual understanding.

it's the best book for understanding thermal physics....I use this alongside Garg-Bansal and PK Nag.

4 stars for the content and printing and paper quality, 1 star deducted because the pastic attached with the cover is little bit torn, try to keep books in better position.

The book contains a wide range of details. Absolutely amazing to read.