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Contents
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- One. What Is Thermodynamics? The First Law 1
- Two .Why We Can’t Go Back in Time The Second and Third Laws 30
- Three. How Did Classical Thermodynamics Come to Exist? 48
- Four. How Do We Use (and Might We Use) Thermodynamics? 99
- Five. How Has Thermodynamics Evolved? 109
- Six. How Can We Go Beyond the Traditional Scope of Thermodynamics? 131
- Seven. What Can Thermodynamics Teach Us About Science More Generally? 143
- Index 163
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- One. What Is Thermodynamics? The First Law 1
- Two .Why We Can’t Go Back in Time The Second and Third Laws 30
- Three. How Did Classical Thermodynamics Come to Exist? 48
- Four. How Do We Use (and Might We Use) Thermodynamics? 99
- Five. How Has Thermodynamics Evolved? 109
- Six. How Can We Go Beyond the Traditional Scope of Thermodynamics? 131
- Seven. What Can Thermodynamics Teach Us About Science More Generally? 143
- Index 163
