Heat and Thermodynamics

by Mark W. Zemansky

Written for general physics courses that emphasize temperature-dependent phenomena, this text deals with large-scale thermal phenomena and then proceeds to small-scale less accessible phenomena. Examples of calculations are presented after important formulas are derived, and actual thermodynamic experiments are explained in detail.

Genres: Physics, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Mark Waldo Zemansky was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at the City College of New York for decades and is best known for co-authoring University Physics, an introductory physics textbook, with Francis Weston Sears. The book, first published in 1949, is often referred to as "Sears and Zemansky", although Hugh D. Young became a coauthor in 1973.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be only 'ok' for my Thermodynamics course (though i suspect a text in differential equations would have been better than this for thermodynamics), but found it extremely useful for my statistical mechanics and solid state physics courses.

[Adam Thomson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate this book and if it weren't for the fact the questions helped me prepare for my exams, I would've rated it 1 star.

If this wasn't one of the only 3 books written covering intermediate thermodynamics, it wouldn't be used in any sensible thermo course. The language feels like its trying to be as confusing as possible. I have never in my life, read a textbook that decreased my understanding of a subject until this book.

Go read Daniel Schroeder's book on the same topic instead. It even has a funny image of a wizard :)

[Amdadul Dhrubo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book can be written in more easy language. And I don't know why the author skipped so many equations and just write the results. If you write only result then why do I need your book? The book is just "Ok".

[Nadha A.]

jujur traumatis

[Elí Cuéllar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Si eres físico, no hay ningún otro libro introductorio para termodinámica que sirva. Si tienes otro, tíralo a la basura, compra Zemansky y arrepiéntete de tus pecados.

[Ateeb Hassan]

it is related to my course.