内容简介
Thelastfewdecadeshaveseenthedevelopmentofageneralapproachtothermodynamictheory.Continuumthermodynamicshasdemonstratedtoushowwecanbuildatheoryofthedynamicsofheatratherthanofstatics.InthisbookIwouldliketotransferwhatIhaveleamedaboutthegeneraltheorytoanintroductorylevelandtoappticationsinthesciencesandengineering.Twoelementscombinetomakethispresentationofthermodynamicsdistinct.FirstofalI,takingasthefoundationthefundamentalideasthathavebeendevelopedincontinuumthermodynamicsallowsonetocombinetheclassicaltheoryofLhermodynamicsandLhecheoryofheattransferintoasingleedifice.Second,didactictoolshavebeenbuiltthatmakeitnotjustsimple,butrathernaturalandinevitabletouseentropyasthethermalquantitywithwhichtostarttheexposition.TheouLcomeisacoursethatisbothfundamentalandgearedtowardapplicationsinengineeringandthesciences.