{"product_id":"statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-9780960065905","title":"Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh take on the traditional graduate-level physics course. It emphasizes the tools needed to apply statistical mechanics in research across a wide variety of fields, while maintaining the rigor necessary for a clear exposition. The book is designed to support an active-learning approach, using numerous conceptual questions and example problems with solutions so that students can practice and self-assess their understanding as they progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoltzmann systems (Boltzmann distribution, partition functions, classical systems, coordinate distributions, Boltzmann transport equation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuantum systems (degenerate Fermi gases, Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, blackbody radiation, Debye model)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThermodynamics (laws of thermodynamics, entropy, relation between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, free energy functions, chemical equilibrium, response functions, thermodynamics of magnetic systems)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnsemble theory (microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, density matrix theory, phase space, the Liouville equation, kinetic theory)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteracting systems (virial approximation, Ising model, van der Waals gas, phase transitions, critical phenomena)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe order of presentation is motivated by research in pedagogical scaffolding, with the most direct and applicable techniques presented first and more abstract concepts delayed until students have developed a basic level of proficiency. Scaffolding and active learning have seen widespread application in introductory physics courses, but the pedagogy remains effective at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSackett, Cass:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cass Sackett has taught physics at the University of Virginia since 2001. He has been recognized with an All University Teaching Award and as a Mead Endowment Honored Faculty. He pursues research in the field of cold atomic gases, where he is a leader in the use of Bose-Einstein condensates for atom interferometry. He is the author of over fifty articles in both scientific journals and the popular press.","brand":"Zero K Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461609328914,"sku":"9780960065905","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3fb45a34-17f6-465b-8130-a8547f8a97e5.jpg?v=1730072139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-9780960065905","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}