Kondepudi D. Introduction to Modern Thermodynamics

John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2008. 518 p.
ISBN: 978-0-470-01598-8 (cloth)
ISBN: 978-0-470-01599-5 (pbk.)This is the first modern approach to thermodynamics written specifically for a first undergraduate course. It covers the fundamental formalism with some attention given to its history; describes basic applications of the formalism and continues with a number of additional applications that instructors can use according to their particular degree program – these chapters cover thermal radiation, biological systems, nano systems, classical stability theory, and principles of statistical thermodynamics. A wide range of examples appear throughout the book from biological, engineering and atmospheric systems.
Each chapter contains a bibliography and numerous examples and exercises.