Need help understanding this thermo. derivation

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Im trying to understand this concept of deriving an expression for ([itex]\frac{\partial T}{\partial P}[/itex])s in terms of T, V, Cp, [itex]\alpha[/itex], and [itex]\kappa[/itex]T

([itex]\frac{\partial T}{\partial P}[/itex])s is evaluated by measuring the temperature change and the specific volume change accompanying a small pressure change in a reversible adiabatic process.

I attached the derivation that the book does, but I cannot follow it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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There are a lot of steps in that simple looking derivation. Where are you lost?
 
Don't understand the notation in your thumbnail, but append my derivation, expressed in ordinary partial derivative notation.
 

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Philip Wood said:
Don't understand the notation in your thumbnail, but append my derivation, expressed in ordinary partial derivative notation.

Thanks dude, I was getting lost with the notation as well. This helps out big time.. Not sure what the book was doing lol.