Physics   Thermal Physics Second Edition ©  1980 Charles Kittel University of California Herbert Kroemer University of California Overview Features Table of Contents Buy This Book Companion Web Site Exam & Desk Copies CONGRATULATIONS TO HERBERT KROEMER, 2000 NOBEL LAUREATE FOR PHYSICS   For upper-division courses in thermodynamics or statistical mechanics, Kittel and Kroemer offers a modern approach to thermal physics that is based on the idea that all physical systems can be described in terms of their discrete quantum states, rather than drawing on 19th-century classical mechanics concepts.   Thermal Physics Cloth Text, 496pgs. ISBN: 0-7167-1088-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-716-71088-2 Our Retail Price to Students: $124.95 Wholesale Price to Bookstores: $105.70