So, if you are ready to move beyond the boiler room and into the elegant world of potentials and postulates, pick up a copy of Callen . Your brain will hurt. But your understanding will become crystal clear.
Beyond the Boiler Room: Why Herbert Callen’s View of Thermodynamics is a Game Changer callen termodinamica
If you took a standard thermodynamics course in engineering or chemistry, you probably remember a lot of things: Carnot cycles, steam tables, pressure-volume work, and maybe a little bit of entropy thrown in for good measure. So, if you are ready to move beyond