- Paperback - Number of Pages: 354 pages
- Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 14mm - 662.24g
- Publication date: 20 Dec 2011
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication City/Country: Berlin, Germany
This course-derived undergraduate textbook provides a concise explanation of the key concepts and calculations of chemical thermodynamics. Instead of the usual 'classical' introduction, this text adopts a straightforward postulatory approach that introduces thermodynamic potentials such as entropy and energy more directly and transparently. Structured around several features to assist students' understanding, Chemical Thermodynamics : * Develops applications and methods for the ready treatment of equilibria on a sound quantitative basis.* Requires minimal background in calculus to understand the text and presents formal derivations to the student in a detailed but understandable way.* Offers end-of-chapter problems (and answers) for self-testing and review and reinforcement, of use for self- or group study. This book is suitable as essential reading for courses in a bachelor and master chemistry program and is also valuable as a reference or textbook for students of physics, biochemistry and materials science.