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Three laws of nature : a little book on thermodynamics / R. Stephen Berry. by Berry, R. Stephen, author., Berry, R. Stephen, donor. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] Description:  xi, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents:  What is thermodynamics? : the First Law -- Why we can't go back in time : the Second and Third Laws -- How did classical thermodynamics come to exist? -- How do we use (and might we use) thermodynamics? -- How has thermodynamics evolved? -- How can we go beyond the traditional scope of thermodynamics? -- What can thermodynamics teach us about science more generally? Summary:  A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that actually mean? Starting with an overview of the three laws of thermodynamics, MacArthur "genius grant" winner R. Stephen Berry explains in this short book the fundamentals of a fundamental science. Readers learn both the history of thermodynamics, which began with attempts to solve everyday engineering problems, and ongoing controversy and unsolved puzzles. The exposition, suitable for both students and armchair physicists, requires no previous knowledge of the subject and only the simplest mathematics, taught as needed. With this better understanding of one science, readers also gain an appreciation of the role of research in science, the provisional nature of scientific theory, and the ways scientific exploration can uncover fundamental truths. Thus, from a science of everyday experience, we learn about the nature of the universe. Notes:  Includes index. Signed and presented by the author, November 2019.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Calmar Campus Library Circulation Stacks (Calmar) 536.7 Ber 2019 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Peosta Library Circulation Stacks 536.7 Ber 2019 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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