From the Publisher
This volume fills a gap between introductory books on statistical mechanics that are long on theory but short on applications, and specialized monographs that are applications oriented, but directed to a very narrow audience of specialists. It provides an abbreviated introduction to the fundamentals of statistical mechanics -- with a focus on the application of those principles to calculating thermophysical properties of materials in real systems of importance.
From the Back Cover
This volume fills a gap between introductory texts on statistical mechanics that are long on theory but short on applications, and specialized monographs that are applications oriented, but directed to a very narrow audience of specialists. It provides an abbreviated introduction to the fundamentals of statistical mechanics with a focus on the application of those principles to calculating thermophysical properties of materials in real systems of importance. Provides a hands-on, applications-oriented introduction to the use of statistical mechanics to estimate and calculate from first principles thermophysical property values at the molecular level. Features interactive software (for IBM PCs and compatibles) that allows readers to apply statistical mechanics to thermophysical property calculations and view the impact of changing variables.
MARKETS: For chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, and physical chemists involved in petrochemical processing, chemical processing, gas processing, research and development of new materials; and for first-year graduate-level students.
