This book is the antithesis of encyclopedic texts written to appease specialists. Here readers find an introduction to statistical mechanics that is sufficiently simple and free from prior requirements that it may be understood quickly and comfortably. Readers use statistical mechanics in the opening pages. Ideally suited for self-study or lectures featuring brief expositions with examples. Presented at the undergraduate level but is well suited for graduate preparation. Gives unique intuitive developments of probability distributions, entropy, information, and chemical potentials not found...

You can learn much faster and with greater retention than with rote study. Simple methods of organization, visualization, and association boost your natural abilities. Change your perception of information to immediately: - Read with greater comprehension and retention - Remember names, terminology, and vocabulary - Write clear, persuasive reports - Solve problems and make effective decisions - Deliver outstanding talks, lectures, and presentations The New Brainbooster grew out of a highly successful workshop taught by the author in six one-hour sessions.

College and university physics textbooks are huge and densely packed with equations and information. Keeping pace has been likened to "drinking water from a fire hose." Faced with this excess, students usually rely on lectures to guide them through the simple fundamentals of the subject and standard model problems. Physics Lectures derives from highly successful lecture notes and this book retains their format and flavor. The result is the antithesis of encyclopedic texts that are written to appease specialists and enrich publishers. Some features of Physics Lectures: Presents essential...