Intro Physics Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics book

[Mépris]

Hey guys,

I've never studied this subject before (except basic thermal physics in high school), and I have a course on it this semester. I'm in a semi international program, and this course isn't taught in English (but the tutorials are, thankfully), so I will need to study on my own.

In general, the English references aren't necessarily reliable, and the teachers just picked a few random books. So far, we've only had one teacher who went through the trouble of properly looking for suitable books to help the foreign students. Which is why I turn to you.

Here is a link to the course description.

Wasn't sure how to tag this as, and my browser was acting out. Sorry if I chose the wrong one.

Thanks!

 

[MarcusAgrippa]

The books by Adkins, and by Carruthers, both published by Cambridge, are excellent introductions. The monograph by Fermi is also very useful, but it does not contain exercises.

 

[Mépris]

Do you mean Equilibrium Thermodynamics by Adkins? This one, I've found, but I can't even find the title of the other book!

What is its actual name?

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take a look at it.

If others have anything else to suggest, feel free.

 

[MarcusAgrippa]

Yes. That's the Adkins book. As for the others, I gave your an incorrect author - creeping senility -I should have said Carrington, not Carruthers!
Basic Thermodynamics (Oxford Science Publications) Paperback – August 4, 1994
by Gerald Carrington https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198517475/?tag=pfamazon01-20ISBN-13: 978-0198517474 ISBN-10: 0198517475 Edition: 1st

 

[DrClaude]

Have a look at Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics (Addison Wesley Longman).

 

[snatchingthepi]

I've used Schroeder and I somewhat recommend against it. It seems to be very elementary in scope and application and I had a hard time with his style of writing. I would however recommend Dr Tong's notes on statistical mechanics,

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/statphys/sp.pdf

and Reif's book titled "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics".