Statistical Thermodynamics and Microscale Thermophysics

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Summary: A guide to microscale thermophysics
Review: Great. This book gives the statistical theories in the viewpoint of microscale pheonomena and helps readers to understand the non-equilibria which occur in microscale region.

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Summary: This book really sucks!
Review: This book is the worst book on stat. thermodynamics I have read. The logic is kind of out of order, and the author seems in love of tons and tons of equations and formulas to hide his ignorance in physics, I mean, the deep understanding of the physics underlying this field. However, it would be fine to those who enjoy deriving equations...

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Summary: This book is fine, but ...
Review: This book is the worst book that I have read in stat thermo. The logic is not so good for a new comer to this field, for instance, the first chapter put the quantum mechanics in a several pages, which will discourage from enjoying the full flavor the later chapters. It looks like the autor is in great favor of tons and tons of equations and formulas, and talked little about the physics underlying the phenomena, which I personally think is very crucial. But it is definitely a good reference book for those who enjoy the exercise of deriving equations.