{"product_id":"9789814338394","title":"Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced To Plain Common Sense (Revised Edition): The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years — entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated in most textbooks on thermodynamics, but can, in fact, be comprehended through sheer common sense; and second, that entropy is not a mysterious quantity that has resisted understanding but a simple, familiar and easily comprehensible concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible style, the book guides the reader through an abundance of dice games and examples from everyday life. The author paves the way for readers to discover for themselves what entropy is, how it changes, and, most importantly, why it always changes in one direction in a spontaneous process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, seven simulated games are included so that the reader can actually experiment with the games described in the book. These simulated games are meant to enhance the readers' understanding and sense of joy upon discovering the Second Law of Thermodynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrograms for Simulating Some of the Games in the Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction, and a Short History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Brief Introduction to Probability Theory, Information Theory, and All the Rest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Let Us Play with Real Dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Play with Simplified Dice and Have a Preliminary Grasp of the Second Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience the Second Law with All Your Five Senses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinally, Grasp It with Your Common Sense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslating from the Dice-World to the Real World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Status of the Second Law of Thermodynamics as a Law of Physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General readers interested in science; a useful companion for a course in thermodynamics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185282695408,"sku":"9789814338394","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814338394_p0.jpg?v=1763690917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814338394","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}