The discussion revolves around recommendations for books on entropy aimed at physics enthusiasts, particularly those without a strong background in physics. Participants explore various resources and their suitability for beginners.
Participants express differing opinions on the suitability of the recommended resources for beginners, indicating a lack of consensus on which materials are appropriate for someone without a physics background.
Some participants highlight the potential complexity of the recommended materials, noting that they may not align with the needs of absolute beginners in physics.
Thank you. I see in the Amazon description: "It can be used as a supplementary material for teaching thermodynamics and statistical physics at an undergraduate or postgraduate level and can be a great read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Sciences and Engineering." Would this be suitable for someone who doesn't know physics?Demystifier said:Entropy Demystified by Ben-Naim
https://www.amazon.com/dp/9812700528/?tag=pfamazon01-20
Thank you. By looking at the content it looks quite advanced for someone with no physics background. Are you sure it is suitable for that? I was looking more for a book similar to "A Brief History of Time".Lord Jestocost said:I would recommend to start with Harvey S. Leff's website "All about energy and entropy".
http://energyandentropy.com/index.html
I think it would, because it doesn't contain much math. It's quite intuitive and is largely based on common sense.kelly0303 said:Thank you. I see in the Amazon description: "It can be used as a supplementary material for teaching thermodynamics and statistical physics at an undergraduate or postgraduate level and can be a great read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Sciences and Engineering." Would this be suitable for someone who doesn't know physics?