Thermodynamics in Materials Science

By Robert T. Dehoff

Book Overview

This thermodynamics text is specifically designed for students on a first course in thermodynamics on a materials science or related degree. Treatment is general, and the book could also be used on chemistry, physics and engineering courses.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070163138
• ISBN13: 9780070163133
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Only textbook I read twice

I used this textbook (taught by the author) as an undergraduate, and again as a clarifier in graduate school. Not only is Dr. DeHoff's book clear and logical, it dovetails nicely with the more advanced materials thermodynamics textbook by Claude Lupis. Now that Dr. DeHoff is retired, I hope that he writes an additional version of this book. Edit: He has now done that by writing a second edition, which I have not yet had the opportunity to look over. He should fix some errors in the problem sets, and perhaps extend a few topics. More solution models, and more on fugacity and virial equations. DeHoff and Lupis make a great combination for materials thermodynamics. DeHoff for clarity and Lupis for thoroughness.

Great introductory textbook

This is a wonderful, well-written text in thermodynamics for undergraduates and graduate students as well. The unique feature of this book is the logical approach utilized for handling equilibrium in systems of varying complexity, which I believe is superior to many of the conventional approaches. Also unique is the procedure developed by the author for deriving relations between state variables. The problem sets are quite useful and should be very helpful in understanding the subject. A solution manual I believe is also available to instructors. What this book lacks for an advanced graduate student in this field, is a comprehensive treatment of solution models and more practical applications using many of the excellent thermodynamic software and databases currently available. I would hope with enough encouragement by readers (and publisher) that these topics will be included in a future, perhaps thicker edition. Many of the non-traditional topics in thermodynamics such as defect chemistry, capillarity, electrochemistry or external fields are also introduced in the text and can be quite useful too. I had the privilege of attending this course (and others) taught by the author and would strongly recommend getting hold of the taped lectures for this course if available.

Best undergrad thermo text for materials science

I have been using this text for a solid state thermodynamics class I am teaching. The manner in which it is organized and structured allows one to sequentially build understanding of the complicated concepts of thermodynamics one layer at a time. For example, from the table of contents one can see a progression from the concepts of thermodynamic equilibrium to one component, multiphase systems, to multicomponent, single phase systems, then to multicomponent, multiphase systems, etc. Each chapter builds upon those that preceded it, and then becomes part of the foundation for those that follow. This organization makes it much easier for the instructor to teach this difficult subject, and I think easier for the student to comprehend it. My only objection is how phase diagrams are introduced in chapters 9 and 10. I think the presentation of the "structure of phase diagrams" in chapter 9 is confusing without the material in the first section of chapter 10. All, in all, I think this is the best undergrad text for thermo in materials science.

Best textbook

As is evaluated by many university teachers. It's very good to be a textbook for the beginners or a reference book for the advanced.