Introduction to Statistical Physics [Hardcover]

Kerson Huang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0748409416 | ISBN-13: 978-0748409419 | Publication Date: November 1, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Statistical physics is a core component of most undergraduate (and some post-graduate) physics degree courses. It is primarily concerned with the behavior of matter in bulk-from boiling water to the superconductivity of metals. Ultimately, it seeks to uncover the laws governing random processes, such as the snow on your TV screen. This essential new textbook guides the reader quickly and critically through a statistical view of the physical world, including a wide range of physical applications to illustrate the methodology. It moves from basic examples to more advanced topics, such as broken symmetry and the Bose-Einstein equation. To accompany the text, the author, a renowned expert in the field, has written a Solutions Manual/Instructor's Guide, available free of charge to lecturers who adopt this book for their courses. Introduction to Statistical Physics will appeal to students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics and statistics.

Editorial Reviews

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… suitable for advanced engineering study in an engineering or physics curriculum. … The problems at the end of each chapter and the discussion of applications will help students grasp many difficult concepts. … very readable and should be considered for an undergraduate program or by people wanting to learn about statistical physics.
—IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 3, May/June 2011

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Huang; Kerson Massachusetts Institute of Techology, USA,

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0748409416
• ISBN-13: 978-0748409419
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,891,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unuseable and filled with errors, February 25, 2005

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R. Norman "Physicist" (Hampton Roads, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to Statistical Physics (Paperback)

This is a cut up version of Huang's Statistical Mechanics book intended for an undergraduate audience. The book is filled with mathmatical errors (or a lot of misprints) and grammatical errors. The chapters are only 3-4 pages on average with absolutely no insight or examples. The problems range from very easy to out of the scope of the book when you go from chapter to chapter. If I could have rated this book a negative value I would have. If you are looking for a starting point for Statistical Mechanics I would look somewhere else because this book is completely useless as far as I am concerned.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst book I've to used ever!, February 14, 2011

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This review is from: Introduction to Statistical Physics, Second Edition (Hardcover)

I wonder how come this book come to its second edition!? Not pedagogical, not suffienct examples.It's not for beginners and absolutely not for advanced ones.
It's crap!

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review for statistical mechanics ( Kerson Huang), May 31, 2008

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Zhang Wen (China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to Statistical Physics (Paperback)

This is a very good book for undergraduate physics students, it illastrates all the important concepts in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics with well quanlified exercises.

However, the face of the book is more or less broken during the shipping.