Thermal Physics Tutorials with Python Simulations (Series in Computational Physics) - Softcover

Kouh, Minjoon; Kouh, Taejoon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032263431 ISBN 13: 9781032263434

Publisher: CRC Press, 2024

Synopsis

This book provides an accessible introduction to thermal physics with computational approaches that complement the traditional mathematical treatments of classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. It guides readers through visualizations and simulations in the Python programming language, helping them to develop their own technical computing skills (including numerical and symbolic calculations, optimizations, recursive operations, and visualizations). Python is a highly readable and practical programming language, making this book appropriate for students without extensive programming experience.

This book may serve as a thermal physics textbook for a semester-long undergraduate thermal physics course or may be used as a tutorial on scientific computing with focused examples from thermal physics. This book will also appeal to engineering students studying intermediate-level thermodynamics as well as computer science students looking to understand how to apply their computer programming skills to science.

Key features

• Major concepts in thermal physics are introduced cohesively through computational and mathematical treatments.
• Computational examples in Python programming language guide students on how to simulate and visualize thermodynamic principles and processes for themselves.

About this title

About the Author

Taejoon Kouh is a Professor of Nano and Electronic Physics at Kookmin University, Republic of Korea.

Minjoon Kouh is a Professor of Physics and Neuroscience at Drew University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032263431
• ISBN 13: 9781032263434
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224