Mathematical and Physical Science

Abstract

MR. HOABE has been successful in writing a treatise on thermodynamics which gives a very clear account of the theoretical side of the subject and an unusually detailed description of its applications. The reviewer has had an opportunity of testing some parts of the book in a recent course on thermodynamics of an introductory character and has found the descriptions both accurate and lucid. The author, who holds the diploma of the Imperial College, has evidently been influenced by the teaching of the late Prof. Callendar, and excellent use is made of the latter's work on the properties of steam. Experimental results are frequently quoted, and some numerical examples are included in the text. For the benefit of the student who finds difficulty in applying thermodynamic principles in practical cases, we should like to see numerical exercises added in a second edition. The work can be recommended to students who are taking an honours degree in physics.

A Textbook of Thermodynamics.

By Dr. F. E. Hoare. Pp. xii + 271. (London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1931.) 15s. net.