Description: Entropy Demystified : The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense, Paperback by Ben-Naim, Arieh, ISBN 9813100125, ISBN-13 9789813100121, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Without attempting to discuss applications of entropy in science or engineering, Ben-Naim explains what it is and what it means for readers who may know nothing about science or mathematics. He covers a short history of the Second Law of Thermodynamics; probability theory, information theory, and all the rest; playing with real dice; playing with simplified dice to gain a preliminary grasp of the Second Law; experiencing the Second Law with all five senses; grasping it with common sense; translating from the dice-world to the real world; and reflections on the status of the Second Law of Thermodynamics as a law of physics. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Publisher: World Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD
Book Title: Entropy Demystified : the Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Energy, Mechanics / Thermodynamics
Number of Pages: 235 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science
Author: Arieh Ben-Naim
Format: Trade Paperback
