Thermodynamics

Author: Wang Chu
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Publish Date: 2000-12-02
Features: This book is the fourth volume of the "Fundamentals of Physics" series, which is an educational textbook approved by the Ministry of Education for the 21st century curriculum. The book focuses on explaining the basic laws of macroscopic thermal phenomena and discusses classical statistical physics and its related concepts and application technologies. In terms of content selection, the book primarily follows the traditional "thermodynamics" approach but also incorporates modern physics knowledge and recent advancements in physics. The book includes 5 appendices and a large number of thought-provoking questions, allowing readers to explore relevant background knowledge and experience the joy of connecting theory to practice, thinking critically, and solving problems. Chapters 3 and 4 introduce concepts related to random phenomena and probability, as well as continuous random variables and probability density functions, providing the necessary mathematical foundation and preparing readers for subsequent courses such as "Optics" and "Atomic Physics." This book can serve as a foundational physics textbook for science and engineering students in comprehensive universities, as well as a reference for teachers and self-learners at other higher education institutions and high schools.