The comprehensively updated third edition of a popular introductory statistical thermodynamics text that describes the principles and forces that drive chemical and biological processes.

This widely used, comprehensively updated introductory text on statistical thermodynamics describes the principles and forces that drive chemical and biological processes. It explains how a few simple physical principles cause the complex behaviors of molecules, and how simple models provide surprisingly accurate insights into the workings of the molecular world. Written in an accessible, student-friendly style without compromising rigor, 3rd edition highlights:

<lNew chapter on the nonequilibrium dynamics of driven, adaptive, and evolving systems</l<lNew appendix on stochastic dynamics, including master equations and the Fokker-Planck model</l<lNew vignettes on the Bayes Theorem, reverse osmosis membranes, and the chemiosmotic hypothesis</l<lComprehensively updated examples, references, and end-of-chapter questions</l<lInstructor resources available</l

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Ken A, Dill, Sarina Bromberg, Charles D. Kocher, and Gábor Balázsi