THERMODYNAMICS

This book was not designed to be a collection of facts, but rather an introduction to ways of thinking about the world. Actually this textbook was written under the titlle Thermodynamics, and such a title express quite well the basic intention of the book. The concepts of physical chemistry today are transient states in the progress of the science. The historical background in the book is intended to help the student reach this understanding, without which science becomes static and comparatively uninteresting.