Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics (McGraw-Hill Series in Fundamentals of Physics)

Designed for the junior-senior thermodynamics course given in all departments as a standard part of the curriculum. The book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory.Frederick Reif is the author of 'Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics (McGraw-Hill Series in Fundamentals of Physics)', published 1965 under ISBN 9780070518001 and ISBN 0070518009.