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# An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)

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Review: Excellent introduction to statistical mechanics - I'm a second year grad student coming from some measure of background in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, but with no experience in statistical mechanics. I found Hill's book a fantastic introduction to the topic. Of particular note is his terse but clear writing - he very quickly and accurately conveys requisite information in each of his derivations, making the text easily understandable. I've had none of the problems of ambiguities or a lack of clarity that can be encountered in many physics textbooks. I can highly recommend this title, it's one of the better written physics textbooks I've seen.
Review: Absolute Genius - I am a devout follower of this book - it's written by a genius for people who really want to understand stat thermoD, not just to prepare for classes, but to gain a perspective on how to handle the tedious mathematical structure of stat themoD. I am absolutely in love with this book and have found it to be much much more challenging and interesting that other comparable books, which border on spoon feeding its reader with every morbid detail (most of which are often quite basic concepts). It's to the point, written with authority. He covers quite a large number of topics. Although the book is quite old, its structure is very appealing to me. Those who like succinct equations to try and understand a concept - they would love with this book, right from the very first chapter. This book has another complementary book by the same author ( Statistical Mechanics: Principles and Selected Applications ) which takes things a step further. People who prefer long discussions rather than equations would absolutely hate this book. I would strongly reccommend everybody to take a chance with this book. I am a beginner only and do not have a good idea about the other books out there - but I find this book much more useful than those by Landau or Macquarrie (although I dunno about Chandler or Kardar or Pahtria). People with a decent math background who are looking to learn stat mech should absolutely try this out and it's so damn cheap - wouldn't hurt if you don't like it eventually. But I like this book so much that I would even volunteer to be a spokesperson for it :P

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #294,794 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #50 in Thermodynamics (Books) #266 in General Chemistry #395 in Probability & Statistics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (117) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.4 inches |
| Edition  | unknown |
| ISBN-10  | 0486652424 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486652429 |
| Item Weight  | 10.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 544 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 1987 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent introduction to statistical mechanics
*by D***O on August 27, 2011*

I'm a second year grad student coming from some measure of background in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, but with no experience in statistical mechanics. I found Hill's book a fantastic introduction to the topic. Of particular note is his terse but clear writing - he very quickly and accurately conveys requisite information in each of his derivations, making the text easily understandable. I've had none of the problems of ambiguities or a lack of clarity that can be encountered in many physics textbooks. I can highly recommend this title, it's one of the better written physics textbooks I've seen.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolute Genius
*by S***Y on May 4, 2010*

I am a devout follower of this book - it's written by a genius for people who really want to understand stat thermoD, not just to prepare for classes, but to gain a perspective on how to handle the tedious mathematical structure of stat themoD. I am absolutely in love with this book and have found it to be much much more challenging and interesting that other comparable books, which border on spoon feeding its reader with every morbid detail (most of which are often quite basic concepts). It's to the point, written with authority. He covers quite a large number of topics. Although the book is quite old, its structure is very appealing to me. Those who like succinct equations to try and understand a concept - they would love with this book, right from the very first chapter. This book has another complementary book by the same author ( Statistical Mechanics: Principles and Selected Applications ) which takes things a step further. People who prefer long discussions rather than equations would absolutely hate this book. I would strongly reccommend everybody to take a chance with this book. I am a beginner only and do not have a good idea about the other books out there - but I find this book much more useful than those by Landau or Macquarrie (although I dunno about Chandler or Kardar or Pahtria). People with a decent math background who are looking to learn stat mech should absolutely try this out and it's so damn cheap - wouldn't hurt if you don't like it eventually. But I like this book so much that I would even volunteer to be a spokesperson for it :P

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent book
*by H***R on December 8, 2012*

In my opinion is one of the best introductory book in statistical thermodynamics. As a matter of fact, there are a lot of books and even good books treating this topic, but T.L. Hill has been able to introduce it in a simple and comprehensive way. In particular, I found particularly interesting his manner to treat the liquid state and the distribution functions (Part III). The last part is devoted to quantum statistics, it is an introduction but is well written and for a young student will be enlightening.

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