Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2. Dynamical System Theory 17
6. Chapter 3. A Systems Foundation for Thermodynamics 45
7. Chapter 4. Temperature Equipartition and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 103
8. Chapter 5. Work, Heat, and the Carnot Cycle 115
9. Chapter 6. Thermodynamic Systems with Linear Energy Exchange 131
10. Chapter 7. Continuum Thermodynamics 141
11. Chapter 8. Conclusion 169
12. Bibliography 175
13. Index 185