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245 10 a| Entropy demystified :b| the second law reduced to plain common sense /c| Arieh Ben-Naim.;

246 14 a| Entropy demystified :b| the second law reduced to plain common sense with seven simulated games.;

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300 a| xxix, 223 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.;

520 a| This book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law of thermodynamics is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated in most textbooks on thermodynamics, but can 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.--[back cover];

505 0 a| Programs for simulating some of the games in the book -- Introduction, and a short history of the Second Law of thermodynamics -- A brief introduction to probability theory, information theory, and all the rest -- First let us play with real dice -- Let's play with simplified dice and have a preliminary grasp of the Second Law -- Experience the Second Law with all your five senses -- Finally, grasp it with your common sense -- Translating from the dice-world to the real world -- Reflections on the status of the Second Law of thermodynamics as a law of physics.;

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Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense / Arieh Ben-Naim.

Author/creator	Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934-
Format	Book
Edition	Expanded ed.
Publication Info	Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2008.
Description	xxix, 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects	Entropy. Second law of thermodynamics.

Cover title	Entropy demystified : the second law reduced to plain common sense with seven simulated games.
Contents	Programs for simulating some of the games in the book -- Introduction, and a short history of the Second Law of thermodynamics -- A brief introduction to probability theory, information theory, and all the rest -- First let us play with real dice -- Let's play with simplified dice and have a preliminary grasp of the Second Law -- Experience the Second Law with all your five senses -- Finally, grasp it with your common sense -- Translating from the dice-world to the real world -- Reflections on the status of the Second Law of thermodynamics as a law of physics.
Abstract	This book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law of thermodynamics is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated in most textbooks on thermodynamics, but can 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.--[back cover]
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.
ISBN	9789812832252 (pbk.)
ISBN	9812832254 (pbk.)

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