Basic Principles of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics [PDF 35p]
This note covers the following topics: Thermodynamic and
Non-Thermodynamic Properties, Microstates and Thermodynamic States, Concept of
Energy, Microstate Driving Forces, Thermodynamic Driving Forces, Intensive and
Extensive Propertie, The Laws of Thermodynamics, Heat and Thermal Energy,
Entropy, Energy Transport by Mass Transfer, The Chemical Potential, Second Law
and Molecular Behavior, Localized and Non-Localized Systems, Probability and The
Second Law, Concepts of Order and Disorder, Entropy and the Second Law, Partial
and Complete Equilibrium States.
Author(s): Thomas
W. Leland
33 Pages