Flying Circus of Physics

Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi is a classic introduction to the subject. The book is based on a course of lectures delivered by Fermi at Columbia University in summer of 1938. The text is elementary and clear. It was first published in Dover in 1956. The contents of the book are as follows: 1 Thermodynamic Systems 2 The First Law of Thermodynamics 3 The Second Law of Themodynamics 4 The Entropy 5 Thermodynamic Potentials 6 Gaseous Reactions 7 Thermodynamics of Dilute Solutions 8 The Entropy Constant The text is as simple as an introduction to the subject can be. With problems at the end of each chapter the book is an indispensable guide for beginners. Download