Customer Reviews

Statistical Mechanics Made Simple: A Guide for Students and Researchers

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I consider this book a very readable book, not from a genius, but a good book.
The problem with the people who rated it very bad is: They don't know what "statistical mechanics" means. To begin with statistical mechanis surely you have to know thermodynamics and physics. It's usual to study thermodynamics and "Statistical physics" as undergraduates and "Statistical mechanics" as graduates. Its just a nomenclature. But it helps to choose the books.
I rated it five starts just to bring the mean a good number of stars... This book has a heavy dispersion :)

I'm sorry to say it, but the title of this book is misleading. The only way this book would be simple for you is if you have had a moderate class in probability and have had plenty of previous study in thermodynamics and physics. This book is definitely not for beginners.

I bought this book after I saw an advertisement in Physics today. While I cannot judge whether it is a good book for people who are already deep into the subject, it is definitely not a book for beginners or intermediates. For the latter I would recommend Chandler or Hill.