Molecular Engineering Thermodynamics by Juan J De Pablo

Molecular Engineering Thermodynamics by Juan J De Pablo

A unique introduction to modern thermodynamics, integrating classical, statistical and molecular approaches, designed for students studying chemical and biochemical engineering.

'This is a book to use many timesFirst as a textbook that explains the principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics with rigour and clarity. The importance and the contemporary relevance of the subject matter is illustrated in many examples from physics, chemical engineering and biology - and it is to these examples that future readers are likely to return time and again. They illustrate how thermodynamics can be used as a framework to organize and quantify our understanding of an amazing variety of physical phenomena. A textbook to hold on to.' Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge
'[This book] … is both sensible and innovative. [De Pablo and Schieber] use a postulational approach to present the basic ideas of the subject, which, I believe, is the best way to teach equilibrium thermodynamics, since it is clear and concise. Their book is also important because they show how thermodynamics can be used to attack problems involving chemical reaction equilibria, properties of polymer solutions and blends, and surfaces and interfaces. They also make it clear how thermodynamics may be applied to engineering flow systems (which are not at equilibrium). A chapter on statistical mechanics shows how molecular ideas fit into the subject of thermodynamics.' R. Byron Bird, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Juan J. de Pablo is the Liew Family Professor at the Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, and a former Director of the Materials Science and Engineering Center on Structured Interfaces, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has won several teaching awards, been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering from the NSF and is a Fellow of the APS and AAAS. Jay D. Schieber is Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Physics, and Director of the Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter, at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has been a visiting professor at universities in both Europe and Asia, holds numerous teaching awards, and was the 2004 Hougen Scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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ISBN 13	9780521765626
ISBN 10	0521765625
Title	Molecular Engineering Thermodynamics
Author	Juan J De Pablo
Series	Cambridge Series In Chemical Engineering
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2014-07-10
Number of pages	501
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