Physics 3374/6351 Fall 2008
Course References
On Reserve
(listed under Phys 3374)
F. Reif, Statistical Physics, McGraw-Hill, 1967.
A more elementary treatment than our text.
Chapter 1 (pdf)
Daniel V. Schroeder, Introduction to Thermal Physics, Addison-Wesley, 1999.
Ralph Baierlein, Thermal physics, Cambridge Univ Press, 1999.
H. C. Van Ness, Understanding Thermodynamics, Dover, 1983. ($5.00)
Chapter 2 Quasi-Static or Reversible Processes(pdf)
Chapter 3 Heat Engines(pdf)
Other References
M. Sturge, Statistical and Thermal Physics: Fundamentals and Applications,
A K Peters Ltd, 2003.
A. M. Glazer and J. S. Wark, Statistical Mechanics: a Survival Guide,
Oxford, 2001.
R. Feynman, R. Leighton, and M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics,
Addison-Wesley, 1963.
C. Kittel, Elementary Statistical Physics, Wiley, 1958.
C. Kittel and H. Kroemer, Thermal Physics, W. H. Freeman, 1980.
F. Mandl, Statistical Physics, 2nd Ed Wiley, 1988.
T. Hill, An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics, Addison-Wesley, 1960.
M. Zemanksy and R. Dittman, Heat and Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
D. Kelly, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; an Elementary
Treatment with Contemporary Applications, Academic Press, 1973.
R. Eisberg and R. Resnick,
Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles, Wiley, 1985.
A more extensive bibliography of undergrad texts from Clark University's
stat mech and thermo site.
Advanced References
R. Feynman, Statistical Mechanics, Addison-Wesley, 1972.
R. K. Pathria, Statistical Mechanics, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996
G. Wannier, Statistical Physics, Dover, 1966.
K. Huang, Statistical Mechanics, Wiley, 1963.
L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, Pergamon Press, 1969.
D. A. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics, Harper and Row, 1976.
Plus about 50 more in the library under Statistical Mechanics or Thermodynamics
A more extensive bibliography of grad texts from Clark University's
stat mech and thermo site.
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