On Oct 11, 2008, at 5:12 AM, Robert Holmes wrote:
Owen - how's the book? I've been thinking about brushing up on my
statistical mechanics - Robert
I'm just getting started. My first observation is that its not your
basic textbook. By that I mean it does not start with axioms and
grind out theorems. This is nice in the sense of being informal, but
it also leaves a feeling of being a bit "loose".
But it has the advantage of having a good scope: hits nearly all of
the buzz words in an intense SFI rap!
So I think I will like it, but will look up lots of stuff in wikipedia
or other like sources to fill in gaps.
One point: I got it considerably cheaper via getting it used: $29.50 +
shipping. I can bring it to the next wedtech if you'd like.
-- Owen
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