Dunning-Davies J. Concise Thermodynamics: Principles and Applications in Physical Science and Engineering

Second Edition. — Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2011. X, 140 p. — ISBN: 978-1-904275-31-2.This one-semester course text introduces basic principles of thermodynamics and considers a variety of applications in science and engineering. The modern coverage is compact yet self contained and holistic, with adequate material in a concise and economically-priced book for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates reading for first and higher degrees, and for professionals in research and industry. The mathematical prerequisite is an understanding of partial differentiation.Author's PrefaceThe Zeroth Law
Exercises A
The First Law
Exercises B
The Second Law
Exercises C
The Second Law and Non-static Processes
The Third Law
Extension to Open and Non-equilibrium Systems
Thermodynamic Cycles
Exercises D
Negative Temperatures and the Second Law
Phase Transitions
Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability
Concavity of the Entropy and Negative Heat Capacities
Black Hole Entropy and an Alternative Model for a Black Hole
Energy Sources and the World's Energy Requirements
Concluding Remarks
Appendix
Answers and Solutions to ExercisesList of Symbols