Links to Thermodynamics Web Sites

The Second Law of Thermodynamics - Offers Second Law explanations concerning real life "entropy"
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - This is sort of a follow-up of the previous site; it offers info on entropy, Gibbs free energy, etc.
Laws of Thermodynamics - Explanation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics
Encyclopedia of Thermodynamics - Alphabetical encyclopedia of thermodynamic terms; also a game with thermo equations
Thermodynamics - Explanation of all three laws
First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics - Gives examples of the first and second laws
Thermodynamics and Heat Engines - Eastern Illinois University; lots of good thermodynamics diagrams
Chemical Thermodynamics - Very good site; lots of thermodynamics information
Entropy and the laws of Thermodynamics - Defines entropy and explains the first 2 laws of thermodynamics
Thermodynamics Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia explanation of thermodynamics
Chemical Thermodynamics and Spontaneity - Offers information on several different aspects of thermodynamics
Chemical Sciences - A simple page from Virtual University North about chemical thermodynamics
Energy Fact Sheet - Thermodynamics: The Second Law
Applied Thermodynamics - Explains the laws, and provides basic definitions for several concepts
The First Law of Thermodynamics - Written by students; definition, applications, and sample problems of the first law
 

Books on Thermodynamics

Companion to Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods - Irving Klotz & Robert Rosenberg; Wiley, 2000
Thermodynamics - J.M. Honig; Academic, 1999
Thermodynamics: from Concepts to Applications - Arthur Shavit and Chaim Gutfinger; Prentice Hall, 1995
The Second Law - P.W. Atkins; Scientific American Library, 1984
Introduction to Thermodynamics - Kurt C. Rolle; C.E. Merrill Pub. Co., 1980
Thermodynamics and its Applications - Mitchell Modell and Robert C. Reid; Prentice-Hall, 1983
Basic Chemical Thermodynamics - Jurg Waser; W.A. Benjamin, 1966
Principles of General Thermodynamics - George N. Hatsopoulos and Joseph H. Keenan; Krieger Pub. Co., 1965
 

Thermodynamics Journals

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Journal of Non Equilibrium Thermodynamics
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics at Texas A&M
Archives of Thermodynamics
 
 
 

Laura McKenzie
CHEM 340
Spring 2001